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The Milan Derby used to be Italian football’s biggest attraction. A host of world stars, two unwavering sets of supporters and a fierce rivalry meant AC Milan and Inter could always guarantee a spectacle. It was certainly the case in April 2005 when a hail of flares rained down from the stands on to the San Siro pitch - flooding the stadium with smoke and forcing German referee Markus Merk to abandon a virulent Champions League quarter-final. On Sunday, they meet once more against the backdrop of a Champions League quarter-final week. This time, however, interest has barely stirred. Inter Milan pose for a team photo ahead of their Champions League quarter-final against AC Milan in 2005 . AC Milan (pictured against Schalke in same year) has changed dramatically since their glory years . Starting XIs from the Champs League quarter-final second leg, April 12, 2005 . (4-2-3-1): Toldo; J Zanetti, Cordoba, Materazzi, Favalli; C Zanetti, Cambiasso; Van der Meyde, Veron, Gonzalez; Adriano. Starting XIs from the Champs League quarter-final second leg, April 12, 2005 . (4-1-3-2) Dida; Cafu, Stam, Nesta, Maldini; Pirlo; Ambrosini, Kaka, Seedorf; Shevchenko, Crespo. (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Santon, Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; Hernanes, Medel, Gnoukouri; Shaqiri; Icardi, Palacio. (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; Abate, Mexes, Paletta, Antonelli; Poli, De Jong, Van Ginkel; Honda, Menez, Bonaventura. Marco Materazzi and Rui Costa watch on while the match was stopped because of flares thrown on the pitch . The 2005 clash – widely remembered for the chaotic scenes in which Brazilian goalkeeper Dida was knocked to the ground by a flare - was the second time in two seasons the sides had met in the knockout stages as the pair threatened continental dominance to add to their monopoly on Serie A. European success did follow in the form of one title apiece – Milan lifting the trophy in 2007 and Inter followed suit in 2010 – but both have seen their stock dwindle severely in the past few years. The pair have vacated the Champions League scene and their form in Serie A suggests they won’t be rejoining Europe’s elite any time soon. Milan - Europe’s most decorated club - are 15 points off the Champions League pace in ninth. Inter are a point and place further behind. Failure to qualify for next season – when the San Siro plays host to the final - will see both sides absent for the second year in a row. Never before has Europe’s biggest competition gone consecutive campaigns without any representation from Italy’s second city. For now, supporters have the derby alone to look forward to next term. While the rivalry remains as strong from those clashes a decade ago, the current crop of talent at both clubs does not. The San Siro would morph into a Pantheon on previous derby days – with Ronaldinho, Kaka and Luis Figo all gracing the Derby della Madonnina. Each a former World Player of the Year. AC MIlan goalkeeper Dida was hit by a firework during the Champions League quarter-final at the San Siro . Kaka, a former world player of the year, celebrates after scoring against rivals Inter 10 years ago . The AC Milan players embrace Jaap Stam after his goal in the Champions League derby match . Seven World Cup winners – past and future – took to the pitch when the side’s met in that Champions League quarter-final second leg. What Inter’s sporting director Piero Ausilio wouldn’t give for even an ounce of that quality in today’s side. ‘If players want to be worthy of this shirt, they must play better,’ he blasted on the club’s website after an embarrassing home draw with beleaguered Parma at the beginning of this month. ‘We are already working with Roberto Mancini to prepare Inter of the future. This is why I say we are evaluating who is worthy of wearing this jersey and who is not.’ Mancini’s reaction to the draw was to cancel his squad’s Easter break and haul them in for extra training. There is belief that with the former Manchester City boss back at the helm a corner can be turned. However, Financial Fair Play rules, coupled with a lack of revenue from European football, means it will have to be negotiated without the full backing of Indonesian owner Erick Thohir. Mancini was in charge during the Nerazzurri’s most fruitful period of recent times, winning three consecutive Scudetti along with two Coppa Italia titles between 2004 and 2008. Inter Milan were booed off the pitch after a disappointing draw with bottom-of-the-table Parma this month . 2004/05: 54,150 (2nd highest in Serie A) 05/06 51,444(2nd) 06/07 48,248(1st) 07/08 51,215(2nd) 08/09 55,431(2nd) 09/10 56,195(1st) 10/11 59,484(1st) 11/12 45,664(2nd) 12/13 46,654(1st) 13/14 46,246(1st) 14/15* 33,189(6th) *after 16 Milan home games and 14 Inter home games. 2004/05: 63,521 (1st highest in Serie A) 05/06: 59,499(1st) 06/07 46,292(2nd) 07/08: 56,906(1st) 08/09: 59,731(1st) 09/10: 42,951(3rd) 10/11: 53,916(2nd) 11/12: 49,359(1st) 12/13: 43,651(2nd) 13/14: 40,061(4th) 14/15*: 37,237(3rd) *after 16 Milan home games and 14 Inter home games. AC Milan players look dejected during a Serie A match against Sassuolo in January . ‘To come back to Inter is the biggest challenge,’ he told CNN at the beginning of April, six months after retaking the hot seat in November last year. Speculation suggests that the 50-year-old may look to his former club in a bid to breed another successful side, with Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri both sounded out as potential summer targets as Inter look to rebuild. Keeping hold of key squad members will be just as important to Mancini’s vision though – with the futures of striker Mauro Icardi and goalkeeper Samir Handanovic both far from certain. If there is a silver lining for Inter, it’s that their own woes pale in insignificance when compared with Milan’s troubles. The Rossoneri’s problems are not solely consigned to the field and relationships have fractured between the club and fans. Supporters boycotted the recent home game against Cagliari in protest at the way the club is being run and the refusal at board level to shed any light on its future – with details of a possible takeover by Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol so far withheld. Unclear, too, is the future of head coach Fillipo Inzaghi after a season stained with indifference. Like their city rivals however, there is ground on which the green shoots of recovery could grow. Roberto Mancini (left) and Filipo Inzaghi (right) are currently tasked with leading the clubs into a new era . Former AC Milan defender and captain Paolo Maldini could return to the club in a role upstairs . Plans for a new stadium, while not finalised, are being pushed, and talk of a return for club legend Paolo Maldini has also begun to gather pace. A change at boardroom level would almost certainly see the former centre back – who spent every one of his 24 years as a professional at Milan – offered his first role since retiring in 2009. The man himself would probably argue his reintroduction can’t come soon enough. ‘One of the sources of strength for a club like Milan, and for the few other clubs that are alike to Milan, is tradition,’ Maldini stated in a recent interview with Gazzetta TV. ‘Nowadays the real values of Milan are not being tended to.’ Those values are being called into question by fans of both clubs, as they continue to vote with their feet. Andriy Shevchenko and Hernan Crespo lead an exciting AC Milan team up front in 2005 . Average attendances at the San Siro have never been lower this century, dipping under 40,000 for the first time. In 2005, Milan boasted the best average in the league with 63,521, Inter taking second spot with 54,150. For 2015 those figures read just 37,237 and 33,189 respectively. Clearly then, there are still bridges to be built between the two fallen giants and their fans. It is their attention that matters more; much more than the gaze of onlookers from across the continent. ‘It won’t be the same derby of a few years ago,’ admitted Milan full back Ignazio Abate when interviewed by Sky this week. ‘But we won’t be lacking in motivation. We want to bring happiness to the club and our fans.’ This weekend’s derby provides both the Nerazzurri and the Rossoneri a chance to restore a touch of pride for supporters at the end of an arduous season. Restoring either side to its former glory will be a much tougher task still. Neither Inter MIlan or AC Milan look like restoring themselves to former glory anytime soon .

Inter Milan host AC Milan in a Serie A derby this weekend . Both clubs are struggling to qualify for European competition . The Milan derby used to be a star-studded tie with the world's best players . Champions League game in 2005 was abandoned due to flares thrown . The current crop of talent is far cry from the stars 10 years ago .

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(CNN)A trip to a former heavyweight champ's gaudy, abandoned mansion. The tallest and fastest "giga-coaster" in the world. A dramatic interview with a famed spiritual leader -- and the tearful reaction by one of his former students. These are some of the best videos of the week: . In the 1980s and '90s -- before he moved to Vegas and started keeping tigers as pets -- former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson lived in a Southington, Ohio, mansion. The home featured an indoor swimming pool, a marble-and-gold Jacuzzi (with mirrored ceiling, naturally) and an entertainment room large enough for small concerts. Tyson sold the house in 1999; it's due to become, of all things, a church. The video can be seen at the top of this story. Not a fan of roller coasters? You may want to skip the next video -- but for the rest of us, the thrill of watching is the next best thing to being there. The Fury 325 can be found at Carowinds amusement part in Charlotte, North Carolina. Watch the video: . In a CNN exclusive, Alisyn Camerota looked into allegations that Bikram yoga creator Bikram Choudhury sexually assaulted six former students. "He's a person who's based a lot of truths on a lot of lies," said Sarah Baughn, who alleges that Choudhury sexually assaulted her. Watch the video: . CNN's Karl Penhaul spoke to a shepherd who witnessed the final seconds of Germanwings Flight 9525, which crashed in the French Alps last week. "I saw the plane heading down along the valley and I said, 'My God, it's going to hit the mountain,' " Jean Varrieras told Penhaul. "I ducked my head. ... Then after that, I saw the smoke." Watch the video: . Magician and comedian Penn Jillette was part of a panel speaking to CNN's Don Lemon about the controversial Indiana religious freedom law. Jillette, an avowed atheist and libertarian, noted "we are not talking about forcing people to engage in gay sex, or even endorse gay sex." His provocative opening led to an energetic back-and-forth with the Alliance Defending Freedom's Kristen Waggoner and the ACLU's Rita Sklar. Watch the video: . A professor of physics at a British university asked 100 people to create a composite with facial features they thought were beautiful -- and then asked another 100 to rate their attractiveness. You'll never guess what celebrities best fit the model. Watch the video: .

Here are six of CNN's best videos of the week . Clips include a look at Mike Tyson's abandoned mansion .

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(CNN)The much-discussed trailer for "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" just got a makeover. Soon after the trailer went up late on Friday, YouTuber Bobby Burns got to work on doing his own version using classic superhero footage. Instead of Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill facing off, this version wonders what it would be like if comics' classic characters Adam West and Christopher Reeve took their places. CNN spoke to 18-year-old Burns about what motivated him to make his now-viral video. (Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio behind "Batman v. Superman," is owned by Time Warner, as is CNN.) CNN: When did you start making YouTube videos like this? Burns: At age 11. I work for the Made In Network in Nashville, Tennessee. CNN: Where did this idea come from? Burns: I'm pretty hyped for "Batman v. Superman." As soon as I saw the trailer, my brain immediately went to the classic "Batman" [TV series] and I thought how funny it would be if this film was made at the time. CNN: What were you looking to accomplish? Burns: I wanted to contrast the old with the new. CNN: What kind of reaction have you received? Burns: Within an hour of the trailer going up, I went to work on the edit. Within four hours, my edit was finished and up on the Internet. The reaction has been great! It's awesome to see so many people enjoying what I made. Take a look at the fan trailer below: .

A fan re-edited "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" trailer with classic scenes from older "Batman" and "Superman" TV and film . Adam West and Christopher Reeve replace Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in the re-imagined trailer .

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Allegations: Veteran peer Lord Janner (pictured in 2002) has repeatedly denied claims he abused young boys at care homes and is now not fit to stand trial despite 'credible evidence' His name and face may not be immediately familiar to everyone today but, in his pomp, Lord Janner was one of the most prominent Labour politicians and campaigners of his time. His entry in Who’s Who occupies nearly 50 lines: MP for Leicester West (1970-97)… distinguished barrister… author… broadcaster… former president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. After training at the University of Cambridge and Harvard Law School, he qualified as a barrister in 1954 and was appointed a QC in 1971. He has fought tirelessly for the return of Jewish assets held in Swiss banks by the Nazis, and was made a life peer on his retirement from the Commons in recognition of his achievements in public life. Those are the bare facts of Greville Janner’s gilded career. For nearly 25 years, however, a shadow has hung over Lord Janner of Braunstone in the same way it did Cyril Smith and a string of other establishment figures. We now know, from victims who have come forward following his death – too many for the allegations not to be true – that late Rochdale MP Smith was a serial paedophile. But was Janner? Detectives have interviewed more than 20 men who claim they were abused by Janner in their youth. It is suspected he used his hobby as a magician – Janner is a member of the Magic Circle – to get close to them and gain their trust when he visited children’s homes in Leicestershire between 1969 and 1988. But the evidence will never be tested in court after Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions, ruled that it was not in the public interest to put the Labour peer on trial because of his age and ill health. Janner, 86, is a father of three. His youngest daughter, Laura Janner-Klausner, 51, is an ordained rabbi and serves as senior rabbi at the Movement for Reform Judaism. His son Daniel Janner is a prominent QC. Janner’s wife Myra died in 1996 and he has not been seen outside his flat in Hampstead, north-west London, since police investigating the claims of historic sexual abuse raided it in 2013. Shortly afterwards, reports emerged that he was suffering from advanced dementia. In the month before the raid, Janner attended the Lords 15 times, claiming £2,100 in daily allowances, which has inevitably cast a critical spotlight on the decision to not prosecute him. Janner, it should be stressed, strongly denied the allegations against him – including claims of rape – when they surfaced nearly 25 years ago at the trial of Frank Beck, a care-home warden suspected of abusing scores of children in his care. Beck, a former Liberal councillor, was given five life sentences. Yet, the 1991 case made sensational headlines for very different reasons. One of those headlines can be found in a faded newspaper cutting. It reads: ‘My Commons date and night with MP Janner.’ The witness in question was Paul Winston, then aged 30, who lived at one of Beck’s care homes in Janner’s constituency. Mr Winston claimed under oath that Janner had abused him repeatedly between the ages of 13 and 15. Scroll down for video . Pointing: Channel 4 News filmed Lord Jenner outside his house in London on July 8 2014, in what was is the most recent moving image of the Labour peer . Director of Public Prosecutions: Last year, Alison Saunders (pictured) said prosecutors will pursue justice for victims of child sex crimes whether their cases were '30 days or 30 years old' - but not in the Janner case . He said that he had sex with Janner in a Holiday Inn hotel, at the MP’s home when his wife and children were away, and visited him in the Commons. The jury were shown letters the MP is said to have sent to him on House of Commons notepaper. Some were reportedly signed ‘love Greville’. They are now in the hands of the police. One was alleged to have been penned by Janner after they had stayed together at his home. ‘It feels strange not to have you flipping around me like a friendly flea!,’ the letter said. ‘In fact – I miss you.’ Referring to an encounter in the swimming pool of the Holiday Inn, Mr Winston said: ‘I was fondled in my private area. It seemed at first like a bit of fun, being thrown around the water, but he would hold me close.’ Beck used the testimony as part of his defence: that he was being prosecuted to divert attention from Janner and other high-profile (unnamed) paedophiles and that he was trying to shield the boys under his charge from them. Paul Winston was not the only witness to implicate Janner. Two others were called for the prosecution, saying Beck had raped them, but in cross-examination, they appeared to confirm some details of Mr Winston’s story. Probes: Greville Janner, left in 1974, served as an MP for decades and was investigated in 1991, 2002 and 2007. Janner was mentioned during the trial of paediophile Frank Beck, right, who died in jail . One, a woman, said she heard an argument between Beck and Mr Winston in which he [Beck] was shouting that he wasn’t [allowed] to see Greville Janner any more.’ The other, a man, said Mr Winston had boasted about ‘having friends in high places’. Were the allegations made simply to muddy the waters? The jury thought so, finding Beck, who died in prison in 1994, guilty of the majority of charges against him. Days later, Janner, then in his 60s, broke his silence on the affair by making a personal statement to Parliament. Under parliamentary rules, personal statements are not debatable, so there were no follow-up questions from MPs. Janner told them: ‘There was, of course, not a shred of truth in any of the allegations of criminal conduct against me during the trial. ‘Meanwhile, as my wife, my family and I have had a taste of the suffering which Beck can impose on innocent people, will you join me in sending the real sufferers, the individuals who endured his homes and whose lives have been wrecked at his hands, the profound sympathy of us all?’ His statement was greeted with cheers. Fellow Labour MP Keith Vaz described Janner as a ‘brave man’ and others passed on leader Neil Kinnock’s ‘tremendous support’. Police interviewed Janner and Mr Winston, but no charges were ever brought against the MP. One of the detectives who worked on the Frank Beck case was Mick Creedon, who is now Chief Constable of Derbyshire. Last year he made a sensational claim in The Times. He said there was ‘credible evidence’ against Janner and that he and his colleagues wanted to make an arrest but were prevented by ‘more senior people’ from doing so. To put it bluntly, the investigation was blocked. Influential: Lord Janner was chair of the Holocaust Educational Trust and vice-president of the World Jewish Congress . Mr Creedon said: ‘The decision was a clear one: he [Janner] will be interviewed by appointment and there won’t be a search of his home address or his constituency office, of his office in the House of Commons. It was a decision made by people more senior than me.’ The allegations against Janner remained buried in newspaper archives until the authorities began re-opening historic child abuse cases in the wake of the Jimmy Savile affair. Many revolve around the Elm Guest House, a gay sauna in Barnes, west London, where boys are believed to have been abused by a string of powerful men in the 1970s and 1980s, including Cyril Smith. One of the people who contacted the police was Paul Winston. At the same time, two booklets from the archives of former MP Andrew Faulds – who died in 2000 – emerged. One, a four-page leaflet entitled Janner Fails to Answer ‘Sex With Boy’ Evidence and published by a group calling itself Concerned Leicester Parents, landed on the prominent Labour backbencher’s desk in 1992. The second, a 24-page booklet entitled Is Grenville Janner QC, MP, Above the Law?, arrived in 1995. Both booklets appear to have been printed professionally and sent anonymously to Mr Faulds (and presumably to several other influential figures) by individuals anxious to ensure further attention was paid to the 1991 trial. While Janner’s health has made the prospect of prosecution impossible, the stench of an establishment cover-up will continue to surround this deeply troubling case . The 1995 booklet provides a detailed account of an alleged victim’s testimony. It tells how the boy spoke of meeting Janner in the Commons when he was 13. He said was invited to Janner’s home when his wife was away. ‘We ended up in his bed together and he cuddled me. We cuddled and fondled together. I didn’t like it and told him to stop.’ So began a two-year sexual relationship, the boy claimed. The booklet also says that the boy ‘had been able to provide the police with information about Janner’s home, hotel rooms, life, habits and person in... infinite and verifiable detail’. The 1992 leaflet also refers to an alleged victim’s ‘detailed’ evidence: ‘Such evidence, submitted under oath... requires a specific and detailed refutation.’ Crown prosecution lawyers have spent nine months studying volumes of evidence gathered by Leicestershire police against Janner. This week officers visited Mr Winston, now in his mid-50s and living on the outskirts of Leicester, and other alleged victims in person to inform them of the decision not to proceed with the case. It has raised further questions about the CPS in the face of growing criticism of the conduct of Operation Elveden against tabloid journalists. This is the fourth time that Janner has escaped prosecution. He was interviewed by police after the Beck trial, and was the subject of further allegations of abuse in 2002, but these were not referred to the CPS. A third investigation was launched in 2006 after police received a complaint from yet another alleged victim. A dossier was passed to the CPS which decided there was ‘insufficient evidence’ to bring charges. Inevitably, while Janner’s health has made the prospect of prosecution impossible, the stench of an establishment cover-up will continue to surround this deeply troubling case.

Lord Janner will not face prosecution despite facing credible evidence . Director of Public Prosecutions says decision comes with 'deep regret' Alison Saunders tells of botched investigations in 1991, 2002 and 2007 . Former Labour MP allegedly preyed on boys in 1960s, 1970s and 1980s .

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A cancer patient has told how a large tumour underneath her left breast 'dissolved away' after a pioneering new treatment. The 49-year-old woman showed a staggering response to a new combination of two drugs, to treat skin cancer. Doctors at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York have hailed their patient's recovery 'one of the most astonishing responses', ever seen. Scientists at the hospital have conducted a trial, treating patients diagnosed with advanced melanoma with a new type of treatment. They combined a standard drug already used, ipilimumab, with another, nivolumab. A 49-year-old cancer patient's giant tumour underneath her left breast (starred left) was 'completely destroyed' and 'dissolved away' (right) after she received a pioneering new drugs cocktail to treat melanoma . They hope the new therapy could save thousands of lives in future. A case report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reveals that after just one dose of the two drugs, the 49-year-old woman reported her tumour 'kind of dissolved'. Four years ago doctors removed a 4.2mm melanoma from her back. After treatment, and a year-and-a-half later, doctors discovered the cancer had returned. Then five months ago, another growth was removed from under the patient's left breast. But despite surgery, the disease returned. When the patient arrived at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, she had developed a huge tumour underneath her left breast, which protruded through the skin. The woman was given her first dose of ipilimumab and nivolumab, without complaining of any side effects. When she returned to the hospital three weeks later, for her second dose of the drugs combination, she revealed to doctors the huge mass underneath her left breast had 'disappeared', leaving a hole in the skin. Doctors treating her said: 'This patient had a rapid eradication of a large tumour mass after a single treatment with combination immunotherapy.' She now, no longer has any detectable melanoma. 'This is one of the most astonishing responses I have seen,' said medical oncologist Paul Chapman. 'It reminds us of the potential power of the immune system if we can remove the "brakes" that keep it from attacking cancer cells.' The World Health Organisation estimates that worldwide there are 66,000 deaths annually from skin cancer, with approximately 80 per cent due to melanoma. Researchers at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, led by medical oncologist Michael Postow, examined 142 patients with advanced melanoma, as part of their trials. Patients were randomly assigned to receive ipilimumab and nivolumab or ipilimumab plus a placebo. Those selected to receive ipilimumab with a placebo to start with, were later allowed to receive nivolumab if the first drug was ineffective. In a staggering 61 per cent of patients receiving the combination therapy, the researchers found significant tumour shrinkage. That was compared to just 11 per cent of the patients receiving ipilimumab plus a placebo. Patients receiving both drugs also lived longer without their disease progressing. The patient was treated as part of a clinical trial to test the effects of a new drugs combination on patients with advanced melanoma, pictured. The study found 61 per cent of those treated with ipilimumab and nivolumab showed signs of their tumours shrinking . But the side effects experienced by the patients on the combination therapy were worse, though they were still manageable. Dr Postow said: 'The incredibly high response rate seen in this trial for patients receiving the combination - approximately 60 per cent - now lets us tell patients that they have a high chance of significantly shrinking their melanoma with this treatment. 'More research is still needed, however, to know if it is necessary to give all patients this combination, or if patients should receive drugs like nivolumab and ipilimumab in sequence.' Senior author, Jedd Wolchok, chief of the melanoma and immunotherapeutics service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), said: 'We are excited about these results and believe they support the principle that rationally combining effective medicines is an approach to achieving better outcomes for patients.' The US Food and Drug Administration approved nivolumab late last year. Doctors at MSK helped spearhead clinical trials testing the drug's safety and effectiveness and continue to conduct studies using the drug to treat melanoma and other cancers. The findings were presented at the American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting.

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York were trialling a new combination of drugs to treat advanced skin cancer . Combined standard drug ipilimumab with new drug nivolumab . Woman, 49, had one dose of the therapy and within weeks her tumour had completely disappeared, leaving a hole in the skin under her left breast .

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Each week Sportsmail gathers up the ratings from our team of reporters to provide the best Barclays Premier League starting XI of the day. Eden Hazard, Mesut Ozil and Joey Barton feature in this week's list as they put in man-of-the-match performances that helped their teams win, but who else made the XI? Scroll down to find out. GK - Tim Howard (EVERTON vs Southampton) - 7 . Had to be alert to James Ward-Prowse’s swerving effort, stretching a big hand out to his left in order to beat it away. Key to Everton's win. Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard put in a man of the match performance against Southampton . DEF - Antonio Valencia (MANCHESTER UNITED vs Aston Villa) - 7.5 . Industrious down the right flank, almost created a goal for Rooney with one surge; not tested defensively. Antonio Valencia runs with the ball during Manchester United's win over Aston Villa on Saturday . DEF - Marcos Rojo (MANCHESTER UNITED vs Aston Villa) - 7 . Elegant on the ball, passed it well and came close to opening the scoring with a 30-yard drive that fizzed over the bar. Marcos Rojo was elegant on the ball and passed it well as Manchester United won at Old Trafford . DEF - Phil Jagielka (EVERTON vs Southampton) - 7 . Scored what turned out to be the winner and commanded the side to an important win. Phil Jagielka (right) high fives fellow team of the day player Howard during Everton's 1-0 victory . DEF - Nacho Monreal (ARSENAL vs Liverpool) - 7 . Solid defensive display, up against Lazar Markovic and Philippe Coutinho. Arsenal's Nacho Monreal put in a solid defensive display against Liverpool at the Emirates . MID - Willian (CHELSEA vs Stoke City) - 7.5 . A handful for Stoke as he, Oscar and Hazard linked up well to create chances in the first half, though they were never taken. Never short of a run. Willian runs with the ball during Chelsea's 2-1 win over Stoke City at Stamford Bridge . MID - Joey Barton (West Bromwich Albion vs QUEENS PARK RANGERS) - 8 . Name sung loud by travelling fans at the final whistle, in recognition of a fine display capped by a goal in added time to give this win an emphatic 4-1 scoreline. Joey Barton was rightly praised for his efforts in QPR's emphatic 4-1 win over West Brom . MID - Ander Herrera (MANCHESTER UNITED vs Aston Villa) - 8.5 . To think there was a time when he couldn’t get a game. Passing was excellent and his two goals were thoroughly deserved. Ander Herrera's passing was excellent and his two goals were thoroughly deserved at Old Trafford . MID - Mesut Ozil (ARSENAL vs Liverpool) - 7.5 . Produced silky touches and a brilliant free-kick for the second which put Arsenal in control. Mesut Ozil produced silky touches and a brilliant free-kick for the second which put Arsenal in control . MID - Eden Hazard (CHELSEA vs Stoke City) - 8.5 . A live wire. Master of the one-two and creating chances. Ultimately kept his cool from the spot to give Chelsea a much-needed lead before Adam’s equaliser. Didn’t look tired, despite his weariness during international break. Assisted the winning goal. Eden Hazard looked every bit a Premier League winner as Chelsea beat Stoke at home on Saturday . FWD - Loic Remy (CHELSEA vs Stoke City) - 7.5 . Looked a worthy replacement for Costa as he twice went close to giving Chelsea the lead in the opening seven minutes. Scored in the second half when Mourinho really needed it, and it was deserved. Loic Remy looked a worthy replacement for Diego Costa as he scored and was a menace against Stoke .

Eden Hazard put in a man-of-the-match performance for Chelsea . Mesut Ozil was in fine form for Arsenal as they beat Liverpool . Joey Barton helped QPR to an emphatic 4-1 win over West Brom .

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Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson had topsy-turvy nights in Week 12 of the Betway Premier League in Cardiff. World No 1 Van Gerwen and world champion Anderson both won and lost a game apiece during an eventful night in the world of darts. Van Gerwen impressed as he brushed James Wade aside as he cruised to a 7-0 win and booked a place in May's play-offs at the 02. World No 1 Michael van Gerwen celebrates during his impressive 7-0 win over James Wade . Gary Anderson (right) won his top-of-the-table clash against Van Gerwen (left) during the night's finale . The Dutchman's evening suffered a blip when he was beaten by Anderson during his second match of the night. Anderson, on the other hand, lost 7-1 to Stephen Bunting in the opening match of the Betway Premier League. The Scotsman sealed a 7-5 win over rival Van Gerwen as he averaged 105.94. 'It was an amazing performance and I’m so really happy with how I played and how it went. I’m over the moon,' Van Gerwen told Sky Sports on his earlier victory against Wade. Meanwhile, Raymond van Barneveld came from behind to defeat Dave Chisnall and Phil Taylor drew 6-6 with Adrian Lewis. Phil Taylor drew 6-6 with Adrian Lewis in a thrilling contest on Thursday night . Stephen Bunting 7-1 Gary Anderson . James Wade 0-7 Michael van Gerwen . Raymond van Barneveld 7-5 Dave Chisnall . Phil Taylor 6-6 Adrian Lewis . Gary Anderson 7-5 Michael van Gerwen .

Michael van Gerwen booked place in next month's play-offs . The Dutchman beat James Wade 7-0 in Betway Premier League in Cardiff . He was beaten 7-5 by Gary Anderson in the night's finale .

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The Muslim couple who were abused by a middle-aged woman on a Sydney train said they intend to press charges over the verbal attack. Hafeez Bhatti, 33, and his wife, Khalida, are a 'hardworking, honest and kind' parents of a little baby boy who moved from Pakistan several years ago seeking a better life in Australia. The couple were in Sydney for just a day when they were abused by an unknown woman on an Airport Line train on Wednesday afternoon. Stacey Eden, 23, overheard the ranter insulting the Muslim couple as 'ISIS terrorists' and was recorded on video standing up for the couple. Scroll down for video . Abused on the train: Young parents Hafeez Batthi, 33, and his wife, Khalida, 26, said they will be pressing charges on the woman who verbally attacked them on the train once she is identified . The abusive woman has not been identified despite the video of the attack going viral. NSW police sources told Daily Mail Australia a formal investigation is 'definitely' under way into Wednesday's incident. Mr Bhatti said he will be preparing a statement for Queensland police so charges can be pressed as soon as the woman is identified. 'She touched my wife's head, that is one issue that I will raise,' he said during a 7:30 Report interview. 'Then she was verbally abusing my wife. 'That's what I will ask, police to charge her once she will be identified.' The ABC reported that the couple were still quite shaken up by the incident and have been extra cautious when they leave the house. 'We take very special care, especially when we have to go out,' he said. 'I always look around that if somebody is noticing us. 'I should be very careful that no-one comes close to us or tries to hit us.' While Mr Bhatti would like to put the negative experience behind him he said he has received several threats online. When Stacey Eden witnessed Mrs Bhatti being verbally abused on a Sydney train she quickly jumped to her defence telling the abuser to 'have some respect' One comment from a Facebook profile called 'Christian Soldiers' read: ' I am a Christian I met you, I would have killed you a terrorist. F*****g Islamic Propaganda'. Mr Bhatti said he wouln't 'engage' in a conversation like that, instead deciding to show the comment to police. He said he has also faced criticism for not standing up for his wife, despite English not being his first language. 'People are saying I'm not a brave man for not standing up for my wife,' he said. 'In my local language, people are calling me a coward person. Mr Bhatti has faced criticism for not standing up for his wife but he said he wanted to show respect for the lady, even if she was mounting a verbal attack on the couple. 'I came to Australia but I don't know how to speak English, if I could have speak up.' Mr Bhatti said he didn't want to misrepresent his religion by reacting angrily to the abusive commuter. 'That was my respect for that old lady that I wasn't engaging aggressively and with bad language,' he said. 'I tried to educate her and at the same time I was calm.' Friends of the Islamic couple painted a picture of them as 'committed' members of the community in Brisbane. The family regularly attend the Holland Park mosque, community spokesman Ali Kadri said, and they are raising a newborn baby son, Mohammad, in the country which they are grateful to call home. Ms Eden said she became really upset after the woman allegedly branded 'all Muslims ISIS supporters' and insulted the woman's husband and headscarf . Rant: Video shows this woman launching into a fiery spray about Islam, bringing up beheadings and the marriage of children while berating a Muslim woman for wearing a black headscarf . Mr Bhatti said he was upset by the fact the abusive woman touched his wife's head . Now, in an extraordinary act of gratitude, the Brisbane couple's mosque in Holland Park has offered Ms Eden and her partner an all-expenses-paid trip to visit the Gold Coast for a night and to see their mosque. Ms Eden, a blood collector for a pathology company who was born and bred in Sydney's eastern suburbs, said she was planning to consider the 'lovely' offer after the overwhelming wave of international media attention passes. Mr Bhatti told Daily Mail Australia he was shocked by the ugly incident, which occurred on the Airport Line train around 1:40pm on Wednesday. Hafeez Bhatti, who was racially abused along with his wife on a Sydney train, thanked the woman who stood up for them . 'She asked my wife why she was wearing a scarf when it was hot outside - when my wife answered her I thought the woman was asking to be friendly,' Mr Bhatti said. 'Then she started saying Muslims like us are trying to conquer Australia and behead everyone here. We were absolutely shocked. 'It was just very disappointing.' 'She said all Muslims should be kicked out of Australia - I tried to calm things down by telling her we love everyone,' Mr Bhatti said. 'This sort of thing has happened before, but you try to ignore it and the ignorant people behind it; there are lots of very good people in Australian and only a few bad ones,' he said. 'God bless Stacey Eden who supported us.' Mr Bhatti reached out to Ms Eden on his Facebook page after the story emerged. Police are urging anyone who witnessed the attack, which was caught on camera, to come forward . Mr Bhatti posted the rant on his Facebook account with a special thanks to Stacey for supporting them that day . 'Stacey thanks again for your support for us on that day...I generally believe that you and many other Australian do respect all religions,' Mr Bhatti posted. In her recording of the incident, Ms Eden is heard fuming:  'She wears it (her hijab) for herself, OK!' 'She wears it because she wants to be modest with her body, not because of people like you who are going to sit there and disrespect her.' Ms Eden said she became really upset after the woman allegedly branded 'all Muslims ISIS supporters' and insulted the woman's husband and headscarf. Ms Eden was not having a bar of it. 'That is not her doing it. That is a minority of people. Not a majority of people OK? 'It doesn't matter what they're doing... Have some respect, have some respect,' she said, as the woman continued on her tirade. 'It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. What's that got to do with this poor lady? What's that got to do with her?' 'I missed my stop because I wanted to stay on and make sure they were OK,' said Ms Eden, who was on her way home to Mascot .

Hafeez Bhatti and his wife Khalida were verbally abused on a Sydney train . The couple said they will be pressing charges when the woman is identified . 'She touched my wife's head, that is one issue that I will raise,' he said . The Islamic couple are preparing a statement for Queensland Police . Police sources confirmed an investigation 'definitely' underway . The identity of the ranter remains unknown .

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Graeme Finlay leaving Teesside Crown Court. He is accused of attacking husband and wife Ronald and June Phillips while on board a cruise ship . The passenger accused of beating an elderly couple on a luxury cruise ship claimed yesterday the violence erupted in a row over an awkward silence at dinner. Graeme Finlay, 53, insisted he acted in self-defence after being attacked by Ron Phillips, 70, wielding his crutch. The 16-stone British Gas engineer, who was travelling alone, confronted Mr Phillips and his wife June, 69, about their rudeness in ignoring him when he joined their table for dinner, a court heard. The couple were knocked unconscious after he allegedly assaulted them outside their cabin. But yesterday Finlay said he only swung his arms to defend himself when Mr Phillips went for him with his crutch. He denied attacking Mrs Phillips. He claimed Mr Phillips threw a cup of cocoa in his face and hit him with the crutch when he demanded an apology. He told the court: ‘I felt myself being struck by something sharp and I put my arms over my face to defend myself – I covered my face with my arms, I didn’t want my eye poked out.’ He said he swung his arms outwards and felt them connect with retired engineer Mr Phillips, from Middlesbrough. They were on board the Thomson Celebration liner off Lanzarote when the incident happened in January last year. Finlay, a Glaswegian, gave jurors at Teesside Crown Court a picture of the social pitfalls of the lone traveller when he described being snubbed in the restaurant. He said he enjoyed going to musical shows and filled his time with excursions, but dinner could be a ‘bit awkward’. He recalled joining two couples and said ‘good evening’ as he sat down. ‘I am actually quite a shy person – it is not particularly easy for me when I meet strangers,’ he added. ‘One of the ladies opposite me said “good evening” back, but the other three didn’t say anything to me, which I thought was a bit awkward. I was handed a menu and realised I was going to be in the situation for the next hour or so. ‘I then spotted a couple I’d met the previous evening and I said to the people at the table, “Excuse me, I’m just leaving as I recognise some people over there”.’ The couple were travelling on a Thomson Celebration cruise ship when it is claimed they were viciously attacked. The liner was cruising off the coast of Lanzarote when it is alleged Graeme Finlay beat the pair . Later he went to a cabaret show and played cards in the casino. He then encountered Mr Phillips carrying two cups of hot chocolate in the lift. Emboldened by an evening drinking alcohol, Finlay said he gave a ‘bit of a speech’ to Mr Phillips about his behaviour at dinner. ‘I said, “Excuse me, I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, but I felt really awkward at the table – it would have been nice if you had said good evening when I said good evening”. His reply to that was “f*** off”. I couldn’t believe he reacted like that.’ The argument continued in the corridor where Finlay claimed he was attacked. Mr Phillips, who uses a crutch because of a hip-replacement operation, suffered facial injuries and his wife two fractured vertebrae. Finlay was ‘disembarked’ from the ship and had to make his own way back to Glasgow. He said he needed three stitches in a wound to his arm allegedly caused by the crutch. He added: ‘I feel deeply ashamed I have been involved in such a thing. I was very shocked to hear about the couple’s injuries. I have found it very hard to live with the shame. I feel sorry for everyone involved.’ On Tuesday, Mr and Mrs Phillips told the court Finlay had ambushed them without warning outside their room and beat them. Mr Phillips said: ‘Never in my life have I hit anyone, not even my wife – you can ask her.’ Finlay denies charges of unlawful wounding and assault causing grievous bodily harm. The case continues. Finlay, 53, says he was ‘ignored’ when he joined their table and so moved to another after looking at the menu, Teesside Crown Court heard. He told the court he was on the ship alone and had drunk two pints of lager, three glasses of red wine and around five vodka and Cokes that evening . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Graeme Finlay allegedly attacked Ronald and June Phillips on a cruise ship . The couple were walking back to their cabin on the ship to drink cocoa . Finlay denies two charges of wounding and grievous bodily harm . He claims the couple ignored him after he sat with them at a dinner table .

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The Kardashians might be at the forefront of fashion trends, but apparently not the waist-trimmers, or 'girdles' as Sophie Falkiner calls them. Australian TV presenter, model and mother of two, Sophie Falkiner reveals she's been ahead of the trend, ten years before the Kardashians began Instagramming it. While Khloe Kardashian recently attributed the corset-like waist trainer as the tool behind her new, slim figure, Falkiner says she discovered the benefits while interviewing Hollywood plastic surgeons for a work assignment years ago. Scroll down for video . Slim Sophie: Sophie Falkiner says she has been cinching in her waist with girdles long before the Kardashians . Waist workout: Kim (left) and Khloe (right) Kardashian swear by corset-like waist trainers for slimming their waist . 'With any surgery, whether liposuction or trauma surgery, the surgeons all said it's important to wear protective gear afterwards,' she told Daily Mail Australia. 'So when you have a baby and have excess skin, all the surgeons in LA said that’s what they would recommend to their patients after having babies.' 'Wearing girdles really worked for me. The thicker, the better,' Falkiner has previously told Sydney Morning Herald. Bounce back: Jessica Alba also swore by girdles for getting back her pre-baby figure . Falkiner said that her sister, a nurse in Singapore, also noticed girdles were trending for quite some time in hospitals in Singapore as a common recommendation for women needing a protective layer after a c-section. 'I don't believe in cinching in your waist just because, but I do believe in high-waisted, good old fashioned Spanx after having baby,' she said. 'All my girlfriends who I've told since to do it have managed to get their bodies back after three months and they now swear by it.' Model mother: As a mother to two, Falkiner says having a tight Spanx like waist trimmer is key to her figure . While she says she isn't sure about the science behind it, she believes it definitely works - and Jessica Alba also swore by it for getting her pre-baby bod back too. So if she does, it's definitely the real deal. 'Since then I've passed the Spanx around to all my girlfriends having babies,' she said. 'I don’t believe in starving yourself after, so while it takes a while to snap back in, you will feel better. And if you look good, you'll feel good,' says the trim, mother and presenter.

TV presenter Sophie Falkiner reveals she was into girdles long before the Kardashians made it cool . Falkiner says it's a secret all Hollywood plastic surgeons tell their patients . Jessica Alba is also said to swear by it for a trim post-baby body .

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Police in Texas are investigating claims of excessive force after an officer was caught on camera throwing an intoxicated woman to the ground of a parking lot during an arrest. The officer, Ben Johnson, who has been on the force four years, was answering reports of a drunk woman inside Deluxe Nails at a strip mall in Red Rock on Tuesday. When he arrived, he contained 27-year-old Viviana Keith, who was walking toward her car, and began handcuffing her. Johnson claims the woman started resisting him, forcing him to pull a fast and forceful take-down, however video taken on his cash cam and by a person in a nearby shop appear to show a different story. Investigation: Police in Red Rock, Texas, are into this video to see if officer Ben Johnson used excessive force when taking down Viviana Keith, 27, who was arrested amid reports of drunken behavior and DUI . Excessive?: The dramatic video shows the moment Johnson slams Keith into the ground, knocking her out . Take-down: Johnson says that Keith was resisting him, so he threw her to the concrete of the parking lot . Out: The move immediately knocked Viviana Keith unconscious, as her daughter (left) watched on . Battered: Vivian Keith, seen here in her booking photo following the incident on Tuesday, has been charged with DWI with a child younger than 15 and interfering with pubic duties . Both videos show Johnson throwing Keith to the concrete ground of the parking lot. Her head can be seen hitting the hard surface in the video taken nearby, and she passes out on impact. The main who took the video, who wished to remain anonymous, said he believed it was an excessive use of force. 'When I look back at the tape, I can see her head bounce off the concrete because when he threw her down, she wasn't able to brace herself,' the man told KVUE. 'She was absolutely unconscious. 'There were a couple of other gentleman in the store with me and we were saying 'is she breathing?' 'Because at first we weren't seeing her stomach rise and fall.' Another witness, Viviana Garcia, said she thought the woman had died. Furthermore, the woman's daughter, who is six-years-old, also saw the incident unfold. 'It looked like she was dead,' Garcia told the network. 'The little girl was screaming, ''Mommy, mommy''.' Dash cam: A second roll of footage was captured inside Johnson's car showing Keith being arrested . Resisting?: Johnson claimed that Keith resisted him and that he was forced to take her down . Slam: This is the moment officer Ben Johnson throws Viviana Keith to the ground during the arrest Tuesday . Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks said the calls his department received about Keith said she was being 'very combative, very argumentative and also very intoxicated'. Callers also said that Keith had left her daughter in the car. They said she was driving 'erratic' and 'carelessly' when she arrived. Others claimed to have spoken to the daughter, who said she was hungry. Internal investigation: Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks says he has reviewed the footage and believes Johnson acted within his rights . After seeing the footage, Banks said he thinks the officer acted in the right way. 'The officer was very professional, was talking to her calm, he wasn't excited, he wasn't angry,' Banks told KVUE. 'It's unfortunate, the fact that this lady did what appears to hit her head and was knocked unconscious, but I'll tell you, the officer did what he was supposed to do in a situation like that.' Keith was arrested and charged with DWI with a child younger than 15 and interfering with pubic duties. She is being kept at Williamson County Jail for the time being. The incident is being investigated, and Johnson remains on the job.

Viviana Keith, 27, reported to be drunk at a nail salon in Red Rock, Texas . Officer Ben Johnson arrived and found Keith walking to her car . He noticed she was drunk and moved to arrest her, claiming she resisted . Video shows him slamming her to the concrete of the car park . She was knocked out and suffered a black eye . Charged with DWI with a child younger than 15 and interfering with pubic duties . Incident being investigated but Johnson remains on the job .

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Barcelona attacker Neymar has the skills to pay the bills and his latest Instagram offering certainly proves that. The scantily dressed Brazilian ace proves that his footballing brain never stops as he shows off an array of skills out of hours. Dressed in just his shorts the former Santos man uses his quick feet to juggle the ball as a friend records the South American’s antics. Barcelona ace Neymar has the skills to pay the bills and his latest Instagram offering certainly proves that . The Brazilian shows his footballing brain never stops as he practiced his skills with a friend . The former Santos ace showed off his skills ahead of Barcelona's trip to Sevilla on Saturday . Neymar will be hoping to impress on pitch as Barcelona look to extend their lead at the top of La Liga . Neymar will be hoping to show off some of that trickery when Barcelona travel to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium for their latest La Liga battle against Sevilla. Barcelona are currently four points clear at the top of the table with fierce rivals Real Madrid lagging behind in second. However, that lead could be put in danger as they take on a Sevilla side unbeaten at home all season as they themselves look to qualify for the Champions League. Neymar will be hoping to show off some of that trickery when Barcelona travel to face Sevilla . Neymar competes for the ball with Hugo Mallo of Celta Vigo during the La Liga match at Estadio Balaidos .

Brazilian Neymar took to Instagram to show off his skills to his followers . Quick-footed Barcelona attacker impressed for the filming camera . Neymar will be hoping to show off that trickery away against Sevilla . Barcelona currently sit four points clear of rivals Real Madrid at the top .

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Shocking footage has emerged of the terrifying moment two people stood in a tiny dinghy while a six metre great white shark charged them. A film crew shooting the documentary Lair of the Megashark were just off New Zealand's Stewart Island when they attempted to put a camera on the dorsal fin of the massive ocean predator who decided to nudge the boat and bite at the thin rope that tethered the dinghy to the main boat. The two men that can be seen on the boat are shark experts Jeff Kurr and Andy Casagrande. They can be seen panicking as the great white uses it's strong jaws and tail to shake the boat, causing it to sway dangerously. A film crew shooting the documentary Lair of the Megashark were just off New Zealand's Stewart Island when they attempted to put a camera on the dorsal fin of the massive ocean predator . The shark disappears for a few moments while the crew regroups, however, they are stunned a second time when it resurfaces dangerously close to the dinghy, as it tries to get a hold of the bait attached to the main rig. One of the men described the experience as 'a bit nerve racking' while another man can be heard saying: 'I don't think this is such a brilliant f*****g idea you know'. Another shark is spotted breaching near the small boat before the crew decide it is too unsafe to have a boat of that size in the water, while such large predators are in the area. One man can be heard warnning that while sharks are 'not malicious', they do 'kill things for a living'. The documentary Lair of the Megashark was screened on the Discovery Channel last year during Shark Week. Images of the footage have been posted online by groups who want to ban shark diving as they think it's causing sharks to associate humans and boats with food. The men can be seen panicking as the great white uses it's strong jaws and tail to shake the boat, causing it to sway dangerously . Images of the footage have been posted online by groups who want to ban shark diving as they think it's causing sharks to associate humans and boats with food. Fisherman Richard Squires told the New Zealand Herald he had faced two similar attacks and is confident that the reason sharks are becoming more comfortable around boats is cage-diving. 'A shark came up and bit a buoy on the stern of the vessel, it came charging out of the water with its mouth open,' he said. Last year the Department of Conservation only granted permits to two cage diving operators under the condition that they observe strict regulations around feeding and using decoys. They are also only authorised to operate at Edwards Island, around 10 kilometers off the coast of New Zealand's Stewart Island. Last year the Department of Conservation only granted permits to two cage diving operators under the condition that they observe strict regulations around feeding and using decoys. Last year the Department of Conservation only granted permits to two cage diving operators under the condition that they observe strict regulations around feeding and using decoys . New Zealand MP Clayton Mitchell is calling for the activity to be prohibited until a comprehensive study into the impact of cage diving is completed. 'When you start bringing the sharks in close to your boat for the thrill-seekers, like any animal their behaviour becomes modified,' he said in a public meeting about the shark problem. Experts, on the other hand, are certain cage diving has nothing to do with the increased great white activity. The Department of Conservation's director of conservation services, Allan Munn, said it is 'highly unlikely' shark diving would change the behaviour of sharks in the area. The Department of Conservation's director of conservation services, Allan Munn, said it is 'highly unlikely' shark diving would change the behaviour of sharks in the area .

Shocking footage has emerged of a great white charging a small dinghy . The footage was taken when crew were shooting 'Lair of the Megashark' They were trying to put a camera on shark in New Zealand's Stewart Island . Images of footage posted online by groups who want to ban shark diving . They think it's causing sharks to associate humans and boats with food .

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Reality TV star and singer Lil' Chris who died last month was found hanging at his home by a friend, the inquest into his death has been told. The 24-year-old pop star, whose real name was Chris Hardman, died on March 23 in his hometown of Lowestoft after a long battle with depression. Suffolk coroner Peter Dean today told the inquest that Mr Hardman's that friend AJ Sutton later identified the body. Scroll down for video . Suffolk coroner Peter Dean told an inquest into the death of signer Chris Hardman, aka Lil Chris (left and right), that a friend found his body hanged at his home in Lowestoft on March 23 . He said that paramedics and police were called to his home in Union Road, Lowestoft, that morning and death was confirmed at 11.48am. He added: 'He had been found at his home by a friend. Emergency services were called but attempts at resuscitation failed.' In a previous statement Mr Hardman's family said he had been fighting a long battle with depression, and was determined to find a cure . Pathologist Richard Ball confirmed the cause of death as hanging. Dr Dean said: 'I would like to offer my thoughts and condolences to the family, friends and all those close to him for their loss.' Speaking soon after his death, Mr Hardman's family said he was 'a huge personality who will be missed by everyone who knew him'. In a statement, they added: 'Chris had struggled with mental health issues and depression in recent years. 'He was committed to helping others find better ways of overcoming this illness and publicly said he wished to find a cure. 'Despite this, his concern was always his family and his friends, whose happiness was his priority.' Mr Hardman shot to fame in Channel 4's Rock School after Kiss frontman Gene Simmons made him the lead singer of a student band. He was later offered a solo deal and went on to have a top five hit with Checkin' It Out in 2006. A previous statement by Mr Hardman's family described him as 'hugely creative', adding: 'If he wasn't bringing joy through music he was telling jokes or pulling pranks. 'He was the sunshine on a rainy day, and could make friends the minute he walked into a room, making everyone smile with his gorgeous, cheeky face. 'A real people person, he would always take the time to stop and talk, no matter who or when, and we are proud that he was so well thought of by all who knew him. Mr Hardman (pictured front) shot to fame after featuring on Kiss frontman Gene Simmons' show School of Rock, before landing a solo recording deal . Following news of Mr Hardman's death, Simmonds' posted this message of condolence, while McBusted singer Harry Judd described him as a 'little star . 'So many commented on what a lovely, well brought up person he was, so polite and kind and a pleasure to know.' Samaritans deputy chief executive Fiona Malcolm said: 'If anyone has been affected by this news, or is struggling to cope, we would like to let people know that Samaritans is here for them if they need to talk.' The inquest was opened and then adjourned until July 28.

Singer was found at home in Lowestoft on March 23 and pronounced dead . Friend AJ Sutton helped to identify the body, inquest into death was told . Pathologist who confirmed cause of death extended sympathies to family . Reality TV star had been struggling with depression and vowed to find cure . The Samaritans can be contacted by phone on 08457 909090, email [email protected], or you can find the details of your local branch at www.samaritans.org.

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Wing's Chinese restaurant is in Manchester city centre, and attracts a certain type of clientele. The restaurant's owner – Mr Wing himself – is never afraid to push for as much publicity as possible, and is often snapped in the photographs with the city's celebrities at his five-star venue. Wing's has been 'recommended in the Mitchelin Guide for the past eight years', according to their website, but how else does it lure Manchester's footballers and stars back time and time again like moths to a flame? Here's all you need to know about Wing's restaurant. So, who goes there? Wing's is rarely short of a Manchester United star or two. The Class of '92 – Gary and Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, minus David Beckham – previously dined there. Yet more regular visitors include current first-team players and their manager. Wayne Rooney, in particular, visits the restaurant with his wife, Coleen, and has even helped them with publicity work. The United and England captain celebrated his last two birthdays at Wing's, and held a Q&A session at the restaurant after starring in a video ahead of the Chinese New Year on February 19. Wing's is the go-to place for footballers in Manchester, with Wayne Rooney a regular (pictured previously) Rooney pictured previously at Wing's Chinese restaurant for a Q and A session with United supporters . Coleen (right) turns up as her husband, United and England captain Rooney, held his 26th birthday there . The reputation must spread around the changing room quick, because Radamel Falcao dined at Wing's on the same day he signed for Manchester United in a £6million loan deal from Monaco. Falcao tweeted a photograph with agent Jorge Mendes and his lawyers, Paulo Rendeiro and Carlos Osorio, while enjoying a glass of wine, some prawn crackers and a Chinese meal. There has also been Nani, Sir Alex Ferguson, and plenty others. Radamel Falcao went to Wing's Chinese restaurant on the day he signed for United on loan from Monaco . Robin van Persie (from left to right), Falcao and Patrick Kluivert pictured at Wing's having a meal . Nani (right), currently on loan at Sporting Lisbon from United, turns up at the Chinese restaurant in 2011 . Former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson leaves Wing's restaurant after having a meal in March 2013 . It's a Manchester United haunt, then? Not quite. Visitors from different clubs include Mario Balotelli, Joe Hart, Gareth Barry, and Peter Crouch, among others. There was former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole with Cheryl from their time together, and former Old Trafford youngster Danny Simpson with ex-partner Tulisa Contostavlos, too. While Wing's appears to be more popular with those from Old Trafford rather than the Etihad, that was not the case on Sunday following United's 4-2 win over noisy neighbours City. City goalkeeper Joe Hart arrives for Rooney's 26th birthday which was held at Wing's in October 2011 . Ashley Cole went to Wing's to celebrate Cheryl's 25th birthday previously during their time together . Danny Simpson pictured with ex-partner Tulisa Contostavlos arrives at Wing's after Christmas shopping . Wing's tends to be more popular with United players but attracts a wide range of celebrities regularly . Gareth Barry, formerly of Manchester City, turns up at Wing's for Rooney's birthday with his girlfriend . City stars Toni Duggan and Isobel Christiansen from their women's team were snapped with United manager Louis van Gaal. Duggan uploaded the photograph on Instagram of her, Christiansen and Everton's Michelle Hinnigan at Wing's, and wrote: 'Heyyy Louis van G!!!! Nice to share a wings with you...... [sic].' The England striker later deleted the post. Some feel it overstepped boundaries, given the rivalry between the red and blue halves of Manchester, and Van Gaal admits he would avoid Wing's following a defeat. 'I can go to Mr Wing's because when you win you can go,' Van Gaal told reporters in a press conference. 'When you lose then the fans are saying, "what is Mr Louis van Gaal doing? Losing and he goes to the best restaurant of Manchester?" Now I can go. Maybe I shall go.' Louis van Gaal pictured with Manchester City women's players Toni Duggan (left) and Isobel Christiansen (far right), while they were joined by Everton's Michelle Hinnigan at Wing's restaurant . Peter Crouch is another that has visited Wing's as footballers and celebrities flock to the restaurant . Just footballers, then? Mainly, but not exclusively. Frankie Sandford from The Saturdays has been snapped there, as has model Kelly Brook, and even Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nicole Scherzinger. Not forgetting Clare Balding, and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here duo Ant and Dec, too. Rory McIlroy attended a meal with Rooney there, too. Celebrities are never far away at Wing's. Frankie Sandford from The Saturdays has been snapped arriving at Wing's previously . Rory McIlroy attended a meal for United and England captain Rooney at the Chinese restaurant . Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nicole Scherzinger went for a meal at Wing's in Manchester's cite centre . Kelly Brook pictured in July 2014 leaving Wing's with her fiance David McIntosh . I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here duo Ant and Dec went when Britain's Got Talent was in Manchester . Who is the owner and where is it? Wing Shing Chu owns the restaurant based at 1 Lincoln Square in the heart of the city’s bustling Chinatown district. The man commonly known by Mr Wing used to worked in Manchester's Chinatown before moving to Cheadle Hulme, near Stockport, and opening a Wing's restaurant there. He was so successful, however, that he left his wife in charge of that establishment and opened his flagship restaurant in the city centre. It's only got more popular since. Van Persie previously went to Wing's with Clare Balding and owner Wing Shing Chu (right) got in on the snap . Van Gaal embraces owner of the restaurant Mr Wing after having a meal following United's 4-2 win over City . Is it expensive? If you fancy splashing out, you can. The restaurant's most expensive bottle of wine – a 1983 Chateau Margaux from France – costs £999. Rooney might be able to afford that, but for those of us not on £300,000 per week, there are more reasonable options. Wing's have an extensive a la carte menu, but also two set banquet options coming in at £30.90 or £44.90 per person. Banquet B at £44.90 per person, for example, offers: . Starter - Steamed scallop in shell with garlic and glass vermicelli. Second course - Baked lobster with ginger and spring onions. Main courses - Crispy chilli shredded fillet steak, steamed sea bass with ginger and spring onions in soya sauce, quick-fried sea treasures (monk-fish fillet, scallops and king prawns), stir-fried king prawns and Chinese greens, as well as pak far roasted duck, all served with mixed seafood fried rice. Dessert - Fresh fruit platter. The restaurant's most expensive bottle of wine – a 1983 Chateau Margaux from France – costs £999 . What about the dress code? City striker Balotelli plays by his own rules and clearly did not take notice of the dress code stated on the restaurant's website when he visited with his ex-girlfriend Raffaella Fico. It states: 'We kindly request for smart dress at all times (i.e. no trainers, sandals, shorts, casual sportswear). Your cooperation is much appreciated. Many thanks.' Mario Balotelli, pictured with ex-girlfriend Raffaella Fico, did not take notice of the restaurant's dress code .

Louis van Gaal celebrated beating Manchester City at Wing's restaurant . The Chinese restaurant regularly welcomes celebrities and star footballers . Wing Shing Chu owns the restaurant based in Manchester's city centre . United and England captain Wayne Rooney is a regular at Wing's . Radamel Falcao, Mario Balotelli and Joe Hart have been other visitors . The most expensive bottle of wine – a 1983 Chateau Margaux – costs £999 .

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A federal judge has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to hand over a list of the 298 tea party organizations that it targeted with broad and often intrusive questions when they applied for nonprofit tax-exempt status. The decision from U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott means right-wing groups are a step closer to being allowed to pursue a class-action lawsuit against the IRS. The agency has admitted playing political favorites with the tax code beginning in 2010, when it began applying extra scrutiny to groups with red-flag words like 'patriots' or 'tea party' in their names. While those organizations' applications were held up for years, liberal groups sailed through the process. Federal tax-exempt status is confered on groups that serve a public purpose, including issue advocacy, and allows them to promise tax deductions to their donors. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS . F.U.I.R.S.: American conservatives were up in marks in 2013 after the IRS confirmed it had been slow-walking tax-exemption applications from tea party groups based on red-flag words in their names . Lois Lerner, the former IRS official at the heart of the tea party targeting scandal, ran the 'Exempt Organizations' division until late 2013 when she retired with full benefits; the Justice Department said this week that it won't prosecute her for defying a congressional subpoena and refusing to answer questions . Tax-exempt organizations are not permitted to work for or against candidates for public office, but they can use up to half of their funds to make public arguments about political matters like tax policy, the Obamacare insurance overhaul, the environment or foreign policy. Dlott agreed this week that the tea party groups suing the government can pursue their claims that the IRS violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights, along with a section of federal law – Section 6103 of Title 26 – that prohibits the government from releasing private information contained in tax returns. When the Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General investigated the IRS's actions, it demanded – and received – a list of 298 groups whose tax-exemption applications had been held up. It's this list that the tea party groups want. Their lawsuit aims first to identify a list of 'all dissenting groups targeted for additional scrutiny by the IRS from January 20, 2009, through July 15, 2013.' Dlott could then choose to certify that list as a 'class' of plaintiffs. IRS commissioner John Koskinen has insisted that his agency is no longer targeting conservative groups with special scrutiny, and has offered to green-list any group that promises it will limit its political activity to 40 per cent of its budget – but some organizations are holdout out, claiming the law entitles them to a 50 per cent limit . The IRS's lawyers claimed that they couldn't provide the court with the names of all the groups, saying they would have to turn over the very documents that Section 6103 requires them to keep confidential. The conservative plaintiffs said they would be happy to have only the spreadsheet that the inspector general got from the IRS. Dlott agreed and ordered the agency to hand it over. 'The Court concludes that the return information sought is directly related to the issue of class certification in this federal court proceeding,' her ruling reads. 'The names of the putative class member organizations and their control dates – the date which the putative class member organizations submitted their applications for tax exempt status to the IRS – are directly related to the issue of class certification.' Dlott decided that without the list, the plaintiffs wouldn't be able to show all the disaffected conservative applicants it has already identified share common experiences at the hands of America's tax collectors. Courthouse News Service first reported her ruling. The IRS is the federal agency Americans most love to hate, polling worse in opinion surveys than Congress . A partial list was unearthed by USA Today in September 2013, showing that as of 2011 the IRS had questioned the political advocacy of 162 right-wing organizations and delayed approving their tax exemptions. In an IRS spreadsheet published online by the newspaper, partisan government officials characterized the activities of 21 of those groups as 'propaganda.' Dlott also ordered the IRS to tell the court whether or not that list was authentic, The Washington Times reported. Former IRS official Lois Lerner, who has been at the center of the targeting scandal since it emerged in 23 months ago, was facing the possibility of criminal Contempt of Congress charges until the Obama administration's Department of Justice declined on Monday to prosecute her. Lerner, under subpoena in May 2013, delivered an opening statement professing her innocence during a hearing but then refused to answer questions.

Right-wing groups want court to let them sue the IRS in a class-action lawsuit for violating their constitutional right to equal treatment . IRS applied different criteria to right-wing groups, holding up their applications for years while liberal organizations skated through . Obama administration fought the release of a list of 298 groups it denied tax-exempt status beginning in 2010, citing privacy concerns . Judge in Cincinnati overruled the government and ordered the IRS to hand over the list . If court 'certifies' class-action status, the tea party groups will be free to demand emails, phone records and other documents .

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The sister of a hairdresser who was stabbed to death with a pair of scissors, has revealed Leila Alavi was on a desperate mission to find a women's refuge to escape her estranged husband. The 26-year-old apprentice hairdresser had taken out an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order against 33-year-old Mokthar Hosseiniamraei after years of turmoil. But Ms Alavi reportedly agreed to meet him on the day she was found dead inside her vehicle in an underground car park at Auburn Shopping Village in Sydney's west. Mitra Alavi has told Sydney Morning Herald her little sister had moved into her apartment in a desperate move after being refused from several women's shelters. 'Leila goes to a women's place with me but every day they say we don't have a room,' she said. Scroll down for video . Leila Alavi had taken out an apprehended violence order against her ex-husband Mokthar Hosseiniamraei . Her body was found by a distressed colleague inside her Holden Astra with initial examination suggesting Ms Alavi had suffered a knife wound to the throat. A spokeswoman for the advocacy group SOS Women's Services, Roxanne McMurray, told the Sydney Morning Herald that Ms Alavi would likely have been able to survive the violence if she was given access to a refuge at the time of her search. Police alleged that a history of domestic violence was inflicted on Ms Alavi. Her ex-partner, Mokthar Hosseiniamraei, stood accused of murder during a hearing at Parramatta Local Court in January. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia in January, Ms Alavi's distressed co-worker at the Benjamin Hair Studio, said she didn't know 'how or why this happened.' Another colleague revealed it was not unusual for Ms Alavi to meet her estranged husband. ‘I’ve seen him over 10,000 times,’ Meneske Cinar told the Daily Telegraph. Ms Alavi had moved to Australia from Iran and was studying at Granville TAFE for her future . Apprentice hairdresser Leila Alavi was working when she reportedly received a phone call and left . Flemington local police were called to the Auburn shopping centre in Sydney where Leila Alavi was found stabbed inside a vehicle . Hosseiniamraei was taken to Auburn Police Station for questioning and was charged with murder and breaching an AVO. Court documents opposing Hosseiniamraei’s bail depicted a turbulent relationship between the pair who reportedly married in 2011 in Sydney. ‘The accused has shown a propensity for anger and being unable to control that anger,’ police alleged. Police are investigating the death of a 26-year-old woman after she was found 'stabbed to death' in her car . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

The sister of murdered hairdresser said her sibling visited several women's shelters every day but was refused a room . Leila Alavi was found in dead in a car at a Sydney shopping centre carpark . She was working when she reportedly received a phone call and left . A colleague found the 26-year-old stabbed to death on Saturday morning . Court papers allege she was killed with a pair of scissors . Her estranged husband was charged with murder and refused bail .

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Islamic state militants have released photographs which appear to show the beheading of an 'alleged blasphemer.' A series of gruesome photographs show a man being led out of a van handcuffed and blindfolded before he is executed by a masked man, wielding a meat cleaver. His beheading is believed to have taken place in Hama in Syria. Scroll down for video . A man was apparently beheaded by ISIS in Hama, Syria, for being an alleged 'blasphemer' The series of photos are the latest images released by the militant group which is increasingly using propaganda to encourage would-be jihadi fighters and spread fear among those working against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. In one of the images the victims is seen blindfolded and kneeling on the floor, surrounded by men with guns. An executioner, with his face covered, stands behind him with what appears to be a meat cleaver raised over his head. The next photo, which is too disturbing to publish, shows the man after he has been murdered with his severed head placed on his body. Each of the images are similar to videos released of British and American hostages who have also beheaded by the militants. A series of gruesome images show the man being led from a van in handcuffs and blindfolded . The man was forced to kneel down while blindfolded before he is apparently brutally executed . It follows a video released by ISIS which week that warns 'America will burn' and threatens a repeat of the 9/11 atrocity that saw the twin towers destroyed. The 11-minute video features some of the group's most brutal killings - such as the beheading of American journalist James Foley and the brutal burning of Jordanian pilot Muadh al-Kasasbeh as he stood in a cage. The twin towers and still images of Osama bin Laden are also shown during the short video. Militants armed with rifles surround the man, while his executioner stands behind holding a meat cleaver . Propaganda is increasingly being used by ISIS as a way of attracting new recruits and gaining notoriety. The latest photographs follow a video released last month which show eight suspected informers, all dressed in red jumpsuits, being executed. In January, ISIS militants threatened to behead Barack Obama and turn the US into a Muslim province in another gruesome video that emerged from their self-styled caliphate.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . Series of photos appear to show the beheading of a man in Hama in Syria . Man is handcuffed and blindfolded as he is led from a van to area of land . He is surrounded by men with guns and executioner with a meat cleaver . It is claimed the man was beheaded because he is an alleged 'blasphemer'

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A mysterious benefactor has donated £1.5million to Bath Abbey which was posted to church in a plain brown envelope. The donor, who is known to church officials but has asked not to be named, sent the money along with a note, saying they wanted to help safeguard the church 'for the next hundred years'. The cash will be put towards the Abbey's restoration fund, which is aiming to raise £20million to repair the collapsing floor, fit heating powered by the Bath springs, and expand the building. A mysterious benefactor posted the plain brown envelope to officials at Bath Abbey, pledging £1.5million to the church's £20million restoration fund . Laura Brown, who is heading up the Footprint restoration project, said she had to read the letter twice before she could believe it was real, adding that she had to have a 'sit down' afterwards . The donation was accompanied by a note, which reads: 'Much impressed by the care and the consultation with has been put in by the Abbey, which is such a vital part of Bath’s future. 'This generation has a solemn duty to ensure the Abbey is fit and able to carry out its service to the city and the community for the next hundred years.' The church has been granted £10.4million of Heritage Lottery Funding, but only provided they can raise the additional £7.1million themselves by the end of the year. Before the mysterious benefactor came forward, the largest single donation the church had received was £1.1million from the congregation and charity Friends of Bath Abbey. The Footprint project was granted £10.4million of Heritage Lottery funding to repair the floor, and expand the building, but only if the church can raise the remaining £7.1million by the end of the year . The church congregation, and charity Friends of Batch Abbey, donated £1.1million to the project, but the anonymous donor topped that, with their gift of £1.5million . Laura Brown, 48, who is heading up the Footprint project, told MailOnline: 'We received it in the post, just like any normal letter, and it was in a plain brown envelope just like any normal letter. 'Your first thought is "no, hang on, that can't be right" but then you read it again and realise, this is actually happening. I had to have a sit down for a while. 'Of course there is gratitude, but there's also this glow you get. The team believe in this project so much and it feels so good to see that someone else sees the same thing. 'Not only that but that person has the resources to be able to really make something happen, and hopefully inspire other people as well.' She added that the church still needs to raise £4.1million in the next eight months, but that cash donations have already started arriving, and more people are also pledging money. Part of the Bath Abbey rennovations will see it fitted with an eco-friendly underfloor heating system which uses water from the River Avon, warmed by the town's springs . Speaking after the first £1.1million was donated, Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason, said: 'It’s wonderful, what a remarkable group of people. 'Less than six months ago, the Abbey invited its members to consider the Footprint project by pledging gifts. 'In this short space of time, the total raised has risen to £1.1 million, an amazing response. 'Footprint is about sustaining a Christian presence at the Abbey in the heart of Bath for the next century and these gifts demonstrate the congregation and The Friends of Bath Abbey’s commitment to the project.'

Anonymous benefactor donated money to £20million restoration fund . Identity of donor is known to church officials, but is being kept a secret . Laura Brown, head of restoration, had to 'sit down' after reading letter .

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A 96-year-old paedophile became Britain's oldest prisoner after he was jailed for the historic sexual abuse of two young girls. Gaston Pinsard was sentenced to 18 months behind bars after he admitted carrying out the  assaults more than 50 years ago. The 96-year-old, who claimed he was himself abused at a notorious Jersey children's home, first targeted his victims when they were just five-years-old. Frail Gaston Pinsard, 96, is thought to be Britain's oldest serving prison . A judge branded the historic case 'distressing' and 'unpleasant' as he jailed the frail father-of-four. Guernsey's Royal Court heard that Pinsard was born in 1919 and claimed he had endured years sexual abuse at the Haut de la Garenne children's home. The Jersey home came under intense scrutiny in 2008 after police took statements from 192 alleged victims of historic child abuse. Pinsard joined the army after leaving Haut de La Garenne, where he realised his sexual outlook and experiences were different to other peoples. The court heard he later indecently assaulted the two young girls through curiosity and naivety. The abuse began in 1951, and the court was told the victims did not report what was happening because they were too young to understand what was happening and that they trusted Mr Pinsard. He was first questioned by Guernsey Police officers last year and immediately confessed to carrying out the abuse over a nine year period. The court heard how Pinsard touched the first girl on numerous occasions between 1951 and 1955, and the second between 1964 and 1969 at his home in St Sampson, Guernsey. In a statement read out in court Mr Pinsard admitted he felt ashamed and knew at the time what he was doing was wrong but he could not control it. Pinsard was married with four children at the time of the offences, which took place over a period of nine years and only stopped when he decided to 'stop his filthy habit'. He explained to the court how he 'didn't want to hurt any children'. His wife has now passed away, but Pinsard was accompanied to court by his son. At an earlier hearing the defendant, who uses a hearing aid, admitted nine charges of indecent assault. The Haut de La Garenne children's home in Jersey, where the paedophile claims he was abused as a young boy . Pinsard's defence asked the court to exercise extreme caution, suggesting it would be difficult for the prison to accommodate his needs and medication. In sentencing, Judge Russell Finch acknowledged it was 'a difficult situation' and took his age and health into account, stating that a younger man would have received between seven and nine years. Accounting for the risk of the defendant becoming ill and dying in Prison, Mr Finch sentenced Pinsard to two 18-month sentences in Les Nicolles prison, which will run concurrently. The Prison Officers Association have said they believed Pinsard is the oldest serving prisoner in the British Isles. Pinsard was jailed for 18 months by Judge Russell Finch at Guernsey's Royal Court (pictured)

Gaston Pinsard, 96, admitted sexually assault two girls over 50 years ago . His victims were just five-years-old when the abuse first started . Jailed for 18 months after he admitted nine charges of indecent assault . Judge describes the case as 'distressing and unpleasant' as he jails OAP .

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An orphan who survived a horrific plane crash that claimed the lives of nearly 80 babies and children 40 years ago has made an emotional return to the scene of one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the Vietnam War. Landon Carnie and his twin sister Lorie were initially thought to have died with scores of other youngsters when the first flight of Operation Babylift – an evacuation of vulnerable Vietnamese orphans and children before the Fall of Saigon – crashed minutes after take-off. Incredibly, with wreckage and bodies strewn over miles of countryside, the terrified 17-month-old twins were found huddled together in a rice paddy more than a day after the crash and later taken to their adoptive parents in the U.S. who had earlier been told they were dead. Now 41, Landon has visited the crash scene and is thought to be the first child survivor to return to the countryside on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City where the C-5 military cargo plane crashed and broke up killing 78 children and 50 adults on April 4, 1975. Scroll down for video . Emotional return: Landon Carnie visits the very spot in the paddy field in Vietnam where it is believed he and his twin sister Lorie were found huddled together as 17-month-old babies after miraculously surviving a horrific plane crash that claimed the lives of nearly 80 babies and children 40 years ago on April 4, 1975 . Devastation: Landon and Lorie Carnie were thought to have died when the first flight of Operation Babylift – an evacuation of Vietnamese orphans and children before the Fall of Saigon – crashed minutes after take-off . Plucked from wreckage: The 17-month-old twins were found by a rice farmer in a paddy field a day after the disaster and later taken to their adoptive parents in the U.S. who had earlier been told they were dead . Incredible escape: Landon and Lorie had at first been placed on the lower cargo deck of the plane where they would almost certainly have died before a nurse moved them to the upper deck shortly after take-off . The tragic start to Operation Babylift – which eventually saw more than 3,000 vulnerable children evacuated to new lives overseas as Communist forces closed in on the southern capital – came as an explosion blew out the cargo doors as it climbed to 23,000 feet. The crew wrestled to bring the plane under control and were returning to Tan Song Nhut air base in Saigon when it crashed and broke into four blazing pieces short of the runway. There were 175 survivors. Landon and his sister had at first been placed on the lower cargo deck of the plane where they would almost certainly have died before a nurse caring for them moved them to the upper deck of the plane shortly after take-off. 'The two of us were put into one chair together,' said Landon, recalling stories he was told about the crash as a child. 'We were found over a day after the crash, right next to each other in a rice paddy. A rice farmer found us. 'My parents who had adopted us actually got a telegram saying we had died because we couldn't be found. And then, we were found.' Discovering his roots: The twins were brought up in Washington State until – engrossed by a documentary on TV about the 25th anniversary of Operation Babylift in 2000 – Landon decided to visit his birth country . Poignant pilgrimage: Landon is now a lecturer in communications at the RMIT University in former Saigon, renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the war, after permanently relocating to the country in 2002 . All the orphans' documents including details of the birth parents, dates and places of birth were destroyed on board the inaugural Operation Babylift, which had been due to be met when it landed in the U.S. by President Gerard Ford. The twins were brought up in Washington State until – engrossed by a document on American TV about the 25th anniversary of Operation Babylift in 2000 – Landon decided to visit the country of his birth. He visited with his adoptive mother and then, two years later, decided to return to Vietnam to live. Landon is now a lecturer in communications at the RMIT University in former Saigon, renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the war. 'My adoptive parents were worried about me coming back at first,' Landon recalled. 'They said "don't forget it's a Communist country and if you do something wrong you might be put in jail and never allowed to leave Vietnam". 'They scared me a little bit and I was very careful about what I did and where I went when I first came back. 'But now I've been here for 13 years and I know exactly what I can say and do here.' Landon's twin sister Lorie visited Vietnam in 2005 but it was only years later that Landon discovered the scene of the crash in which they were presumed to have died, visiting ahead of tomorrow's anniversary with a film crew fromasialifemagazine.com. Landon Carnie as a boy in the U.S. (left) and later in life as a lecturer at RMIT University in Ho Chi Minh City . Landon's twin sister Lorie visited Vietnam in 2005 but it was only years later that Landon discovered the scene of the crash in which they were presumed to have died, visiting ahead of the 40th anniversary of crash . In emotional scenes, Landon found the likely spot where he and his sister lay undiscovered for more than 24 hours and met elderly villagers who recalled the crash and the spirits of the dead children they say haunted the area for years to come. They built a shrine over the top of one fragment of the plane that was embedded in the ground to appease the spirits which superstitious villagers believe still haunt the fields. 'The spirits are still here,' said one villager. Another villager, an elderly woman who witnessed the crash, said the bodies were left in the fields for a long time because everyone except gangs of looters was too frightened to go near the wreckage. 'They (the children) were dead and they were left there,' she said. 'That is why those spirits are still around.' South Vietnamese babies on a flight from Saigon to the United States during Operation Babylift, the mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War from April 3 to April 26, 1975 . Catastrophic: U.S. military officials sift through the wreckage of the U.S. C5A cargo plane that crashed shortly after take off, killing 78 children and 50 adults in one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the Vietnam War . Operation Babylift continued despite the April 4 tragedy and before the Fall of Saigon on April 30, more than 3,000 babies, infants and young children – mostly orphans, disabled youngsters and the children of US servicemen – were evacuated by plane. Around 2,000 of the children went to the U.S. while others went to Australia, Canada and Europe. The last planeload left Vietnam on April 29, the day before Saigon surrendered to the North Vietnamese Communist forces. Landon has been told his mother died in childbirth and that his father gave him and his twin sister up for adoption as there were no other family members to care for them. He knows his birth town but has not managed to contact any members of his birth family. Asked how his extraordinary survival had affected him, Landon said he believed it had contributed to making him a free spirit. 'I take life and embrace it,' he said. 'You have to take life and enjoy yourself.'

Landon and Lorie Carnie were on first flight of Operation Babylift in 1975 . Vietnamese orphans and children were evacuated before the Fall of Saigon . Plane crashed in one of the worst humanitarian disasters of Vietnam War . 17-month-old twins thought to have died with 80 other babies and children . Taken to adoptive parents in U.S., where they grew up in Washington State .

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A Rajasthan Royals player in India's lucrative domestic cricket league was offered money to influence a game last month but reported the approach to the country's board, the team said on Friday. The player, who was not named, was offered money by a state team mate if he followed a 'pre-decided pattern of play', the Indian Express reported. Confirming the approach, the Rajasthan franchise said the player immediately reported the incident to the Indian cricket board's (BCCI) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit. Action from the 2012 Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils . 'Over a month ago, a player from Rajasthan Royals was approached inappropriately by a player (who was not part of the IPL) in connection with the Indian Premier League 2015 matches,' Rajasthan CEO Raghu Iyer said in a statement. 'Rajasthan Royals commends the player for having reported this incident immediately and for his honesty and uprightness. 'His dedication to maintain the highest standards of integrity needs to be lauded.' BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur confirmed that the player had informed the anti-corruption unit about the incident. 'A player was approached and he immediately intimated BCCI anti-corruption unit. Glad that BCCI education policy showing positive results,' Thakur said on Twitter. 'Players are alert and they know what is to be done due to our regular education efforts.' Rajasthan are all too aware about the threat of match-fixing after former India paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other cricketers from the team were arrested in 2013 on suspicion of taking money to concede a fixed number of runs. Sreesanth, who denied any wrongdoing, was subsequently banned for life by the BCCI.

Indian Premier League player says he was approached to match fix . Unnamed IPL player represents Rajasthan Royals in lucrative league . CLICK HERE for all the latest IPL cricket news .

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A 'superhero' scientist has ventured into one of the most radioactive places in the world - scaling missile defence system towers, getting bitten by 'radioactive' ants and eating contaminated apples that have grown on trees close to Chernobyl's epicentre. Anonymous scientist Bionerd has attracted thousands of subscribers to her YouTube channel for her visits into the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the site of a devastating nuclear explosion 29 years ago on April 26, 1986, as she measures the high levels of radiation still lingering in the air. Since the disaster the site has been closed off to the world, with Ukrainian scientists agreeing that the area isn't habitable for humans for at least 20,000 years. Despite this, the daredevil researcher claims she has exposed herself to more radiation swimming in the sea and visiting hospital - and says the most scared she's felt during her six visits was getting dangerously close to a rabid fox and walking by abandoned, dilapidated buildings. Scroll down for video . Daring: Bionerd uploaded this picture of her in the Chernobyl power station control room on April 26, exactly 29 years after the disaster . Tasty: Bionerd eats an apple that has grown in radiation-filled Chernobyl, where humans are still not allowed to live due to the cancer risk - but she says she has exposed herself to more radiation going intohospital, and is more likely to develop cancer from swimming in the sea . High: Bionerd free-climbing up the early warning missile detection system in Chernobyl. The area was devastated by a huge nuclear explosion in 1986, but that hasn't stopped the scientist exploring into the no-go zone to film . Speaking to MailOnline Bionerd won't give her real name – because 'Nobody should adore a scientist, one should adore his or her work' – but explains how she has come to 'love' the disaster zone. 'At first it was just about the radiation, the contamination, measuring what was going on. By now, it's for a love of the place', she said. 'Nobody who has not seen this place is able to fully grasp this; a lot of people will think it's crazy. 'But if you've been there and experienced the zone as it truly is - a time capsule - you will understand. Timewarp: An abandoned experiment room in Chernobyl, untouched since the destructive accident in 1986. 31 people died in the immediate aftermath . Abandoned: A derelict operating room in Pripyat - the 'ground zero' city when the nuclear reactor exploded. Bionerd says visiting the abandoned site is like stepping back in time . Damage: The broken pressure gauges from the nuclear power station's control room after the nuclear reactor exploded 29 years ago . Relaxed: Bionerd at the foot of the Duga-3 radar system - known as the Russian Woodpecker - in the heart of the Chernobyl exclusion zone . 'Time stopped the moment the reactor blew, and I don't just mean the readings on the clocks... And if you embrace it, you can understand the zone's true meaning.' The 29th anniversary of the disaster was marked on Sunday, and it is still regarded as the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. Thirty-one people died in the direct aftermath, but the long term effects of the population living close by are still being investigated. As well as conducting scientific experiments measuring the amount of radiation with her bright yellow Geiger counter, Bionerd's videos also show the eeriness of the once thriving and busy area, now abandoned and inhospitable. Yet despite the obvious dangers, Bionerd says she has exposed herself to more radiation when going for a medical procedure in hospital - and is more likely to get skin cancer by swimming in the sea without wearing sunscreen. 'The received dose of radiation [in Chernobly] was far too minor', she said. 'If anything, the medical procedures have exposed me to far greater amounts of radiation than Chernobyl ever will, so if I was to have a 'radiation induced cancer', I probably got it at the emergency room. The Chernobyl power plant after the disaster in 1986 . On April 26. 1986, a sudden power surge at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, near the city of Pripyat, led to a huge explosion of the reactor which cast highly radioactive particles into the air. The plume spread over wide areas of the then-Soviet Union and eastern Europe, leading to some 350,400 people having to be evacuated and resettled from the most contaminated areas in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. The fight to contain the contamination led to more than half a million emergency workers exposing themselves to high doses of radiation, and cost 18 billion rubles. The deaths of 31 people - all reactor staff or emergency workers - were directly attributed to the disaster, while the Chernobyl Forum predicts the eventual death toll could reach 4,000 among those with a high level of radiation. The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was set up by the Soviet military directly after the disaster and covers around 30km of the site, including the epi-centre of the blast. It is one of the most radioactively contaminated areas in the world  - but there are still 197 'Samosley', or 'illegal residents' of the area who refused to move out. Tourism to the zone is growing, thanks in part to the popularity of video games including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Source: Wikipedia . Relaxed: Bionerd with her Geiger counters measuring radiation in Chernobyl. She has visited the site six times to film her experiments . Radiation: Bionerd's array of Geiger counters, which measure the amount of ionizing radiation in the air including alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays . Death trap: More dangerous than the radiation, Bionerd says, are the derelict buildings on the brink of structural collapse . Predator: The Chernobyl exclusion zone has become popular with wildlife, including this rabies-ridden fox . 'It was very stupid of me to go swimming in the sea multiple times without re-applying sun protection, and I hope I won't have to pay for this ignorance one day.' 'When necessary - which which was very few occasions - I was wearing gloves and/or a respirator and/or shoe protection so I don't get contaminated', she added. 'I was extremely cautious about the buildings, as some of them have partially collapsed and are highly dangerous to enter. 'Being buried by a collapsing wall is the true physical danger in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. 'I was also carefully looking out for animals, especially as rabies is a big issue in any rural area in the Ukraine - and thus, also in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, which is a wildlife habitat more than anything else.' Her encounter with a rabid fox is one of the few times on Bionerd's YouTube videos that you hear genuine panic in her voice, as the wild creature comes dangerously close to her car. Reflecting on the impact that nuclear disasters such as Chernobyl has had on the surrounding environment,  Bionerd said she doesn't see it as an 'ideal' energy source. 'In regard to stuff going really wrong, well, that rarely happens - in comparison to total running reactors versus time - and even if it does, it kills a lot less people in total than mining for coal or the smog resulting from emissions from coal plants. Untouched: The operator console of the control room for the nuclear reactor in Chernobyl. The site has barely been touched since the explosion . Defiant: Bionerd and her colleagues in nuclear reactors five and six over the potential reactor core - right in the heart of Chernobyl (see arrow). She says she wants a reliable energy source before shutting nuclear power plants . But after coal, it's still the second-worst source of power because of all that waste that is produced. Both the chemicals during separation and enrichment of uranium or spent fuel as well as the radioactive waste that results in the end of a fuel cycle are a huge issue. 'In theory, I'd say 'Research nuclear reactors: Yes! Nuclear power as an energy source: No!' But there, look at me - on my computer, with the lights on, drinking some coffee i have just prepared using one kW of power. 'We should also look into means of producing cleaner energy, for example nuclear fusion. Dangerous: The sealed-off Chernobyl nuclear power plant, pictured in March 2015 . Massive: Bionerd at the foot of the detection system. She said she finds the attention to her videos 'quite awkward' 'But I cannot demand that we shut off coal plants followed by nuclear power plants within the next ten years, as we need to have a true, reliable and sufficient alternative before that step.' And while Bionerd's videos are rightly receiving praise from around the world due to their scientific content, many have flocked to praise Bionerd's punk style and good looks. How does she feel about that attention? 'If somebody flatters me, it's quite awkward - kind of like if you hand in a manuscript to a book your have put a lot of time and effort into while writing it, and the publisher then writes back to you and just says that you have an absolutely beautiful and marvellous handwriting. 'It's not a bad thing, but it's not really what you want to hear, either.' To see more, visit Bionerd's YouTube channel.

Anonymous vlogger Bionerd has become cult figure in the science world for her thrilling videos shot in Chernobyl . During visits to measure radiation she's been bitten by 'radioactive' ants and eaten contaminated apples from trees . Says she's more likely to get cancer from swimming in the sea - but officials say it's so dangerous to live there .

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Police have dramatically arrested a 27-year-old man who tried to flee the area after officers found a woman’s body in the boot of the car he was driving. The man ran into bushland after police stopped a blue Hyundai Getz car on the Bermagui to Tathra Road in the Bega Valley, on the far south coast of NSW, just after 8.30pm on Wednesday. But on Thursday evening 7 News captured the moment when he was finally arrested by police. Officers were shown chasing the man into bushland and over a fence before pouncing on him. Scroll down for video . A police officer grabs the man who had been on the run over night after a woman's body had been found in his car . 'Show me your hands!' the arresting police officer screamed at the man . The man meekly does as he is told before being taken away by police . 'Show me your hands!' the arresting police officer screamed at the man. The man did as he was told and gave himself up without a struggle. He was then taken away in a police van. Detective Superintendent Peter O’Brien said he could not yet release the name of the victim. However, it has been confirmed police are investigating whether the body is that of missing Canberra woman Daniella D’Addario, 35. Ms D’Addario was reported missing by concerned family members on Monday after disappearing along with her boyfriend Josaia (Joey) Vosikata, 27. Daniella D’Addario (right) was reported missing on Monday along with her boyfriend Josaia (Joey) Vosikata (left) The couple were believed to have been staying in the Bermagui area after last being seen on Sunday. Detective Acting Sergeant Jason Taylor previously described her car saying: ‘They may have been travelling in Daniella’s car which was a silver or light blue Hyundai Getz.’ Her vehicle’s ACT registration is YEF19M. Ms D’Addario was a teacher at Canberra High School in 2009 and her former students have begun commenting about her disappearance on Facebook. One wrote: 'This is too sad.' Another added: 'I saw her at kmart not long ago.' Police have not yet identified the woman's body but are investigating whether it could missing Canberra woman Daniella D’Addario . On Thursday morning NSW Police confirmed: ‘A crime scene has been established at the car, and a perimeter has been set up as police search for the man. ‘Investigations into the incident are continuing. Initial investigations suggest the man and woman were known to each other.’ Police said they are hoping to speak with a man who may be able to assist with inquiries. He is described as being of Pacific Islander/Maori appearance, in his late 20s, with an athletic build. He was last seen wearing dark clothing. ‘Police advise members of the public who see the man or know his whereabouts not to approach him, but to contact Triple 0 immediately,’ a statement said.

Police make dramatic arrest after woman's body is found in man's car . The man 27-year-old man had been on the run since Wednesday night . 'Show me your hands!' the arresting police officer screams at the man . He gives himself up without a struggle and his taken away by police . Police are yet to identify body of the woman found in the car in Bermagui . Detectives are investigating if there's a link to missing Canberra couple . Daniella D’Addario, 35, was reported missing on Monday along with her boyfriend Josaia (Joey) Vosikata, 27 . Ms D'Addario was a teacher at Canberra High School in 2009 .

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Jury selection has begun in Oklahoma for the murder trial of the teenager accused of shooting dead Australian baseball player Chris Lane. If found guilty, 17-year-old Chancey Luna faces a maximum sentence of life in jail without the prospect of release. In a tedious process that could last four days, District Court judge Ken Graham, prosecutors and Luna's legal team have begun questioning a jury pool of 170 Stephens County residents. Scroll down for video . Murdered Australian baseball player Chris Lane and his girlfriend Sarah Harper . Jury selection has begun for the murder trial of teenager Chancey Luna accused of shooting Lane dead . Lane, 22, from Melbourne, was jogging along a street in the rural southern Oklahoma city of Duncan in August, 2013, when he was shot in the back with a .22 calibre handgun. Authorities allege Luna, who was in a Ford Focus with two teenage friends, randomly selected Lane and pulled the trigger as the car drove past. Once the jury is selected, the trial is expected to last between seven and 10 days. Luna, wearing a bright blue business shirt, was quietly watching the jury selection process in Duncan's Stephens County Courthouse on Monday. Lane, who was in Duncan visiting his girlfriend Sarah Harper when he was shot, had a baseball scholarship with Oklahoma's East Central University. Lane's parents, Peter and Donna Lane, are scheduled to be called as witnesses. Lane (left and right), 22, from Melbourne, was shot in the back on August 16, 2013, in what police said was a random killing as he ran along a road in Duncan, southern Oklahoma, where he was on a sporting scholarship . Donna Lane, mother of shot Australian baseball player Chris Lane, holds a framed Christmas card he and his girlfriend Sarah Harper had sent her on an earlier, happy festive season . Chris Lane with Ms Harper during a visit to Australia, when Sarah took the opportunity to cuddle a koala . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Jury selection has begun in Oklahoma for the murder trial of Chancey Luna . Luna is accused of shooting dead Australian baseball player Chris Lane . Lane, 22, from Melbourne, was jogging along a street in the rural southern Oklahoma city of Duncan in August 2013 when he was shot in the back .

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Freddie Gray should have received medical attention at the spot where he was arrested - before he was put inside a police van, authorities said Friday. Baltimore police have come under intense scrutiny after Gray was taken into custody and suffered an unexplained spinal injury that led to his death. Six officers have been suspended with pay as local police and federal authorities investigate. However, commissioner Anthony Batts has ruled out the possibility of his resignation. Scroll down for video . 'That's not going to happen': Baltimore police commissioner Anthony Batts ruled out his resignation despite that fact that his deputy admitted they should have sought medical attention for Freddie Gray . Batts addressed a news conference in Baltimore on Friday amid growing calls for him to step down . Concession: Police admit they should have sought medical help for Freddie Gray (pictured being detained on April 12) when he requested assistance in the police car. He was later pronounced dead . Commissioner Batts said the investigation is being refined and the picture is getting 'sharper and sharper.' He did not elaborate. As for calls for his resignation, he said: 'That's not going to happen.' Gray, who is black, was arrested April 12 after he made eye contact with officers and ran away, police said. Officers held him down, handcuffed him and loaded him into a police van. While inside, he became irate and leg cuffs were put on him, police have said. Gray died on Sunday, April 19, after he 'had his spine 80 per cent severed at his neck' while in police custody . Gray was not buckled in by a seat belt, a violation of the police department's policy. He asked for medical help several times, and after a 30-minute ride that included three stops, paramedics were called. At some point - either during his arrest or inside the van - he suffered a mysterious spinal injury. Authorities have not explained how or when it occurred. Deputy police commissioner Kevin Davis said Friday that Gray should have received medical attention at the spot of his arrest. Bystander video shows Gray screaming as officers carried him to the van, his legs appearing limp. After a week of protests, people angry over the death promised their biggest march Saturday, when they would try to 'shut down' the city. The demonstrators say Gray's death shows police mistreatment of blacks in Baltimore and throughout the country. The mayor thanked protesters for being peaceful so far. She expects the results of the investigation to be turned over to prosecutors in a week, and they will decide whether any criminal charges will be filed. 'I will not deny we have had a very long and complicated history on issues such as these,' Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said. 'But it's important to remember that we have an equally long history of peaceful and legal protest.' Asked if Gray's possible 'rough ride' is a one-off, the mayor said: 'It's clearly not a one-off. The reason we have the policy around seat belts in the police vans is because of an incident that happened previously,' referring to Dondi Johnson. He died of a fractured spine in 2005 after he was arrested for urinating in public and transported without a seat belt, with his hands cuffed behind his back. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks in front of local faith leaders at a news conference regarding the death of Freddie Gray on Friday. She appeared to support the police with her statements . Captain Erik Pecha of the Baltimore Police Department exchanges words with young demonstrators . More than 50 officers manned a barricade surrounding the station, separating them from the protesters . Protesters for Freddie Gray stand outside the Baltimore Police Department's Western District police station. The protest was peaceful, though some in the crowd hurled insults at the officers behind the fence, who stared back stone-faced . Angela Hazel (C) reacts near City Hall during a protest against the death of Freddie Gray Hazel said 'I lost my child to the streets, too. My only child...' The leader of a group of local ministers called on Batts to resign immediately. 'It seems that no one in the police department can explain what happened,' said the Rev. Alvin Gwynn Sr., president of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Baltimore. He said the police department is 'in disarray' and Batts has shown a 'lack of viable leadership capabilities.' The mayor appeared to back the police commissioner at her own news conference. 'Nickel rides' have caused spinal injuries in the past and Baltimore police epartment rules were updated nine days before Gray's arrest stating that all detainees shall be strapped in by seat belts or other device . The president of a black lawyers' group predicted thousands of people would turn out Saturday, when good weather is forecast and the Orioles are hosting the Boston Red Sox in a Major League Baseball game. 'Things will change on Saturday, and the struggle will be amplified,' said Malik Shabazz of Black Lawyers for Justice. Shabazz rejected the notion that he was an outside agitator who would stir up trouble. Bernard Young, Baltimore City Council president said prior to a rally on Thursday that he hoped citizens wouldn't let 'outside forces come in here and dictate how we act by destroying our infrastructure.' 'We can lead ourselves. We're capable of doing that,' he said.

Freddie Gray, who is black, asked for medical help but was denied during 30-minute police car ride, eventually paramedics were called . Deputy police commissioner Kevin Davis conceded their failure . But chief commissioner refuses to resign over the death . Six officers are suspended without pay during an investigation .

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Every weekend, Sportsmail tallies up the match ratings handed out by our team of reporters to bring you the Barclays Premier League team of the day. Eden Hazard leads the way this weekend, having powered Chelsea to a vital, narrow win against Manchester United as they hunt down the Premier League title. He is joined by two team-mates from Jose Mourinho's champions-elect. Craig Gardner starred as Tony Pulis' West Bromwich Albion side gave him a winning return to Crystal Palace, even despite the efforts of in-form Palace winger Yannick Bolasie. Everton claimed a win over struggling Burnley, Stoke City saw off Southampton and Leonardo Ulloa scored to continue Leicester City's late surge against Swansea City. GOALKEEPER . Tom Heaton 7.5 (Everton vs BURNLEY) Burnley might have lost at Goodison Park but goalkeeper Tom Heaton was in no way to blame, producing a string of saves to keep Everton to just one goal in a narrow defeat. The performance was topped off with a penalty save from Ross Barkley and his showing bodes well for Burnley's hopes of a great escape. Tom Heaton produced a string of saves against Everton and saved Ross Barkley's penalty . DEFENCE . Seamus Coleman 7.5 (EVERTON vs Burnley) Seamus Coleman was key to Everton's win over Burnley, laying on the only goal of the game for Kevin Mirallas and helping to keep a clean sheet. And it was Coleman who was fouled by Ashley Barnes to reduce Burnley to 10 men on the stroke of half-time in an all-action showing. Seamus Coleman was key to Everton's win over Burnley, laying on the only goal of the game on Saturday . John Terry 7 (CHELSEA vs Manchester United) Defences across the country have found it impossible to cope with Manchester United of late, but a John Terry-marshalled Chelsea kept them out to take another step towards the Premier League title. The Blues skipper bullied Radamel Falcao out of the game at Stamford Bridge and helped to limit United to just two shots on target. A John Terry-marshalled Chelsea kept outut Manchester United to take another step towards the title . Philipp Wollscheid 7 (STOKE CITY vs Southampton) A classy performance from the German centre back kept Graziano Pelle and Dusan Tadic quiet in a win over Southampton. A newcomer to the Premier League, Philipp Wollscheid revels in the physicality of English-style defending and he dominated in defence for Stoke. Philipp Wollscheid revels in the physicality of English-style defending and he dominated in defence for Stoke . Luke Shaw 7 (Chelsea vs MANCHESTER UNITED) Drafted in to replace Daley Blind, Luke Shaw proved to be Manchester United's most penetrative attacking threat in a game they dominated against Chelsea. Shaw was rarely tested defensively and took plenty of opportunities to go forward. His cutback should have seen Wayne Rooney open the scoring. Luke Shaw proved to be Manchester United's most penetrative attacking threat in a game they dominated . MIDFIELD . Aaron Lennon 8 (EVERTON vs Burnley) Enjoying his football and finding form again at Everton, it was another good weekend for Aaron Lennon. The Tottenham loanee won a penalty in a man-of-the-match display at Goodison Park. It was another good weekend for Aaron Lennon, who won a penalty for Everton against Burnley . Craig Gardner 7.5 (Crystal Palace vs WEST BROMWICH ALBION) Craig Gardner's beautiful 30-yard curler sealed victory for West Brom away at one of the Premier League's in-form sides. His solid passing in midfield helped to put a stop to Crystal Palace's free-flowing style as Tony Pulis enjoyed a winning return to Selhurst Park. Craig Gardner's beautiful 30-yard curler sealed victory for West Brom away at Crystal Palace on Saturday . Eden Hazard 8.5 (CHELSEA vs Manchester United) Made the difference in a big game again. Eden Hazard was a constant outlet for Chelsea's midfield and he slotted between David de Gea’s legs for a decisive goal. Hazard's form seems to make him a nailed-on bet for the Player of the Year prizes come the end of the season. Eden Hazard was a constant outlet for Chelsea and he slotted between David de Gea’s legs for a goal . Yannick Bolasie 8 (CRYSTAL PALACE vs West Bromwich Albion) Yannick Bolasie was not as successful this week as he was with his hat-trick against Sunderland last time around, but still a threat to West Brom with his pace and power. Every attack for Palace seemed to come down the left and he was denied a deserved goal when Boaz Myhill clawed away his bicycle kick. Yannick Bolasie was not as successful this week as he was last week but he was still a threat with his pace . FORWARDS . Leonardo Ulloa 7 (LEICESTER CITY vs Swansea City) Leonardo Ulloa's first goal in the Premier League since Boxing Day brought another victory in the fight for survival. Only starting after David Nugent was injured in the warm-up, he saw another effort land on the roof of the net, leading the line on a difficult afternoon for the hosts. Leonardo Ulloa's first goal in the Premier League since Boxing Day crowned a good line-leading performance . Mame Biram Diouf 7 (STOKE CITY vs Southampton) A second-half comeback for Stoke was led by Mame Biram Diouf, who slammed home an equaliser against Southampton just after half-time. A genuine presence upfront and a constant thorn in the side of the usually excellent Southampton defence. A second-half comeback for Stoke was led by Mame Biram Diouf, who slammed home the equaliser .

Eden Hazard scored the only goal as Chelsea beat Manchester United . Leonardo Ulloa struck as Leicester City claimed vital win over Swansea . Everton beat Burnley at Goodison Park with Aaron Lennon starring . Craig Gardner scored to help West Brom win at Crystal Palace . Stoke City won against Southampton, with Philipp Wollscheid starring .

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Conor McGregor has claimed he would 'kill' Floyd Mayweather 'in less than 30 seconds' if he was ever pitted against the best boxer in the world. McGregor, who is preparing for his world title fight against UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in July, said Mayweather lacked the skills in areas other than boxing. 'I don't look at a man who's expert in one area as a specialist,' he told Esquire. 'I look at him as a rookie in ten other areas. If you can box, what happens if I grab hold of your legs? Conor McGregor, posing here with his new tattoo, has said he would beat Floyd Mayweather with ease . 'If you put me face-to-face with Floyd Mayweather - pound-for-pound boxing's best - if I fought Floyd, I would kill him in less than thirty seconds. 'It would take me less than thirty seconds to wrap around him like a boa constrictor and strangle him.' McGregor has won all five of his fights in the UFC to earn himself a shot at Aldo while Mayweather takes on long-time rival Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand venue on May 2. The most famous boxer to make the move to mixed martial arts is former world champion James Toney who fought Randy Couture in 2010. Toney lasted just over three minutes before he tapped out having been taking to the canvas in the opening seconds. Another former champion, Roy Jones Jnr, has repeatedly called for a fight against Anderson Silva, considered the greatest mixed martial artist of all times. Mayweather is currently in training for his $300m mega-fight against Manny Pacquiao next month . James Toney lost in the first round when he took on Randy Couture in the UFC in 2010 .

Conor McGregor believes Floyd Mayweather lacks skills other than boxing . UFC star claimed he would 'kill' the boxer in 'less than 30 seconds' McGregor takes on Jose Aldo for the featherweight title on July 11 . Mayweather is preparing to take on Manny Pacquiao in two weeks time .

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When Dr Michael Shannon saved Chris Trokey's life when he was born premature more than 30 years ago, he could never have known that the favor would one day be returned. But in 2011, Dr Shannon was trapped in his burning SUV after it was T-boned by a semi-truck, when Trokey, now an Orange County Fire Authority paramedic, worked to pull him out alive. Their incredible story was shared by KTLA after the pair both participated in a fundraiser for childhood cancer in Rancho Santa Margarita, California on Sunday. Reunited: Chris Trokey, second left, saved the life of Dr Michael Shannon, pictured center, with fellow paramedics (pictured) in 2011 - thirty years after the doctor saved his life as a newborn . The two men greeted each other like old friends before having their heads shaved for The St. Baldrick's Foundation. They recalled how, exactly four years prior, Dr Shannon had been driving on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point when he was hit by a truck and pinned beneath it in his vehicle. Firefighters from Paramedic Engine 29 - of which Trokey was a part - responded to the fire and managed to stop the flames and cut him out of the car. But Trokey was unaware of who he had saved until he went to the hospital, where Dr Shannon spent more than a month recuperating. 'I was like, "Oh my gosh, Dr. Shannon?"' Trokey told KTLA. Wreckage: Trokey was one of the paramedics who treated Dr Shannon and rushed him to hospital - where he spent more than a month - after he was hit by a semi-truck and trapped in this burning SUV . Firm friends: The two men caught up last Sunday when they both took part in a fundraising event . They had met many years before - when Trokey was born weighing just 3.2 pounds and his pediatrician - Dr. Shannon - stayed with the baby around the clock to make sure he survived. 'It's amazing to watch them all grow up, but to have one come back in your life, on a day you really need it, that's really incredible,' Shannon said. He added to Yahoo: 'I do believe that things are supposed to happen when they do. I see examples of this almost daily in my life and practice.' Trokey said that Dr Shannon is now pediatrician for his own newborn son. The duo joined dozens of others to have their heads shaved on Sunday, raising a total of $12,000.

Orange County Fire Authority paramedic Chris Trokey was part of a team that saved a driver's life after his car was hit by a truck in 2011 . When he went to the hospital, he learned the man was Dr Michael Shannon - the same man who saved his life when he was born weighing 3lbs . The two men reunited this weekend at a fundraising event .

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Remember Chip 'n' Dale's bizarre high-pitched babbles? Well now there's a cat with vocal abilities to match Disney's famed chipmunks. YouTube user Serpentor filmed his feline friend in action. Footage shows the tabby producing a range of unusual gurgling noises as she is petted. When her back is rubbed, she lets out a string of gobbledygook sounds. Her owners are heard laughing in the background as they watch her in action. In between her vocal outbursts, the cat manically licks her furry body. To date the clip of her singing has been watched more than 17,000 times. Many viewers have applauded the animal's skills with one fan deeming her 'characterful'. Vocal session: YouTube user Serpentor filmed his feline friend in action - footage shows the tabby producing bizarre gurgling noises as she is petted . Gibberish: When her back is rubbed, she lets out a string of gobbledygook sounds .

YouTube user Serpentor filmed his feline friend in action . Footage shows the tabby producing bizarre noises as she is petted .

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he hopes Burnley escape relegation after seeing his side have to fight to gain a narrow 1-0 victory at Turf Moor. Wenger has been praised by Burnley boss Sean Dyche this season and last night the Gunners boss repaid the compliment by saying: 'It would be a shame for Burnley to go down.' Arsenal were made to fight hard for their eighth win in a row and Wenger said: 'I understand now why they took points from other teams like Chelsea and Manchester City. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he hopes Burnley escape relegation from the Premier League . Burnley manager Sean Dyche shakes hands with Wenger following Arsenal 1-0 victory at Turf Moor . 'When you see their performance tonight (Saturday), I am surprised by their plight near the bottom. They have a great solidarity and organisation in their side. Burnley have won only once in 11 games, a famous 1-0 victory against City, but Dyche still believes they can escape the drop. They are currently two points from safety but face three fellow strugglers Hull City, Leicester City and Aston Villa in their final six fixtures. They have played seven teams at the top of the table in their last eight games. Aaron Ramsey (right) scored the only goal of the game, but it was enough to secure three points . The Welsh midfielder points to the sky as he celebrates putting Arsenal into a early 1-0 lead . 'We have six big games coming and we have shown this season we can score goals,' he said. 'We are not naïve. We are willing and have an appetite to succeed.' 'The outside world thought we might not take anything from our last seven games. There are teams around us who are having an awkward time and maybe they feel the next matches more than us. 'It could well go do the wire. I am only concerned about us. I know if our performances are right, we will win games. I think we have measured ourselves well against the top sides and now there are going to be different type of games, edgy games.' Burnley were unlucky not to draw level after this acrobatic attempt was saved by David Ospina .

Arsene Wenger admits he can see why top teams have struggled against Burnley . Arsenal needed an Aaron Ramsey strike to earn narrow victory at Turf Moor . Wenger hails Burnley's 'solidarity and organisation'

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A father has told how he's embraced 21st century parenting by using a drone to walk his eight-year-old daughter to school. Chris Early, who owns a production company in Knoxville, Tennessee, bought a quadcopter to make commercials but he decided he could use it for personal surveillance purposes too. The tech-enthusiast released footage of one of his remote chaperoning session to ABC News, showing how he is now able monitor his child's whereabouts from the skies. Scroll down for video . Caught on camera: A father has told how he's embraced 21st century parenting by using a drone to walk his eight-year-old daughter to school . Aerial views: Chris Early, who owns a production company in Knoxville, Tennessee, bought a quadcopter to make commercials but he decided he could use it for personal surveillance purposes too . Unbreakable bond: The tech-enthusiast (left, with his daughter Katie, right) released footage of one of his remote chaperoning sessions, showing how he is now able monitor his child's whereabouts from the skies . The clip shows Early's daughter, Katie, walking down a road near her home, sticking close to the grassy verge in a bid to avoid cars. 'It was just kind of a thing, just to kinda keep an eye on, just make sure she was looking both ways. 'Let her know that daddy is always watching,' Early said of his drone-flying antics. Apparently he'd been walking his daughter to and from school for the past two years but recently she asked if she could walk alone. Growing fast: Early said that he'd been walking his daughter to and from school for the past two years but recently she asked if she could walk alone . Brainwave: That's when he had the idea of using the drone to check in on her for her first solo commute . That's when he had the idea of using the drone to check in on her for her first solo commute. Katie said she was not expecting the drone to follow her but thought it was pretty cool when she spotted it hovering above. 'I was like, "Oh wow,"' she said. '[My dad] didn’t tell me then, so I was pretty surprised.' Although Early says the 'helicopter eye' is a really fun idea he notes that he won't be using it anymore. Since he released the clip many viewers have criticized him for being too 'prying' and 'invasive'. Too invasive: Although Early says the 'helicopter eye' is a fun idea he notes that he won't be using it anymore . 'Just wait until she dates,' on commenter wrote and Time Magazine even called him the 'World's Most Embarrassing Dad'. Responding to the backlash, Early said: 'The drone flight following my daughter home from school was a one-time thing done in fun. 'It was never meant to set off a debate on how to parent in the 21st century. 'I trust her enough to give her that little bit of independence as she continues to grow into a smart, beautiful young lady. 'We actually live very close to her school [and] I can just about see the school from my front porch without a drone.'

Chris Early, who owns a production company in Knoxville, Tennessee, bought a quadcopter to make commercials . However, he decided he could use it for personal monitoring purposes too . Early released footage of one of his remote chaperoning sessions . The clip shows how he is able monitor his child's location from the sky .

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Real Madrid will not take up their £7.5million purchase option on Javier Hernandez despite his winning goal against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Manchester United and Real Madrid agreed a potential deal last season worth around £15m to include the Mexican's season loan. Lazio, Valencia, Dinamo Moscow, Newcastle, West Ham and Southampton are among clubs interested in the 26-year-old. Javier Hernandez celebrates after scoring the winner for Real Madrid against rivals Atletico on Wednesday . The striker will leave Real at the end of this season and return to Manchester United . The Mexican is wanted by a host of Premier League clubs including West Ham and Swansea . Hernandez has only started twice in La Liga for Carlo Ancleotti's side and faces the near-impossible task of earning a regular starting spot with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale ahead of him in the pecking order. The striker will return to Manchester United at the end of the season but does not feature in manager Louis van Gaal's plans and will only have one year left on his contract at the Old Trafford club. Meanwhile, LA Galaxy and proposed new franchise LAFC are being considered by Ronaldo as possible destinations when his contract ends at Real Madrid. Ronaldo, 30, is contracted to Madrid until 2018.

Javier Hernandez scored winner against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday . Mexican is on a season-long loan at Real Madrid from Manchester United . Real will not take up option to buy the striker at the end of the season . Hernandez is wanted by a host of Premier League and European clubs .

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A blind man was left 'completely embarrassed and humiliated' after staff at his local Post Office refused him entry with his guide dog. Craig Roberts, 36, from Chadderton, Manchester, walked into his town's Post Office and an employee shouted from behind the counter that he would have to leave his guide dog Bruce outside if he wanted to be served. Even when Mr Roberts explained his two-year-old Golden Labrador Retriever Cross was a guide dog, the employee allegedly still insisted he should be left outside. Scroll down for video . Humiliated: Craig Roberts, 36, was told by Post Office staff in Chadderton, Manchester, that he would have to leave his guide dog Bruce outside if he wanted to be served. He said he was left feeling 'angry and shocked' Mr Roberts said: 'I was left feeling so angry and shocked. It is unacceptable that I should be made to feel like I had done something wrong by going to the Post Office with my guide dog. In this day and age there should be more awareness than that.' He added: 'Luckily a couple of customers heard him and said he wasn't allowed to do it because I had a guide dog and that he would have to let me in. He was told a few times and wasn't happy about it.' Mr Roberts, who had gone to the Post Office to top up his electric meter with his payment card, was eventually served by the employee after a ten minute standoff. He said: 'He did serve me in the end. I think he only served me because the other customers interjected. You could tell they were angry and a couple shouted "you can't do that, he has a guide dog".' The Post Office in Chadderton, Manchester, where Mr Roberts was told he had to leave his guide dog outside . Mr Roberts was born with glaucoma, a condition which affects eyesight as a result of pressure built up behind the eye, but in the last 12 months has seen a radical decline in his sight. He now has only 30 per cent vision in one eye which means he can't work and struggles with everyday tasks such as cooking and cleaning. The 36-year-old, who lives alone, said: 'I find it difficult doing everyday tasks at home as it is. Making a meal is tricky as I have to make sure it is cooked and cleaning is quite hard because I can't see dust and dirt. Under the Equality Act 2010, people with disabilities have the same right to services supplied by shops, banks, hotels, libraries, pubs, taxis and restaurants as everyone else. Service providers also have to make 'reasonable adjustments' for guide dog and assistance dog owners which might mean offering extra help, and this includes allowing guide dogs and assistance dogs into all public places with their owners. 'It takes quite a lot to go out to the shops as it is and so to be made to feel that I can't even go to the Post Office to simply pay a bill is ridiculous.' Mr Roberts said he has 'never experienced anything like this before' but that he has been told a similar incident with a fellow guide dog user at this particular Post Office has happened. He added: 'This incident has really knocked my confidence and made me think if I can't take Bruce to the Post Office, will this happened again at the shops or a café? It was really embarrassing and humiliating.' So angered was Mr Roberts by the incident that he went straight to a nearby library and lodged an official complaint with the Post Office. He also contacted Manchester Guide Dogs Association, which has been in contact with the Post Office. Sorry: The Post Office has issued an apology 'for any distress caused' following the incident . A spokesman for Guide Dogs said: 'We're always saddened when we hear about a shop or another service provider refusing access to a guide dog owner. The Equality Act 2010 makes it illegal to deny access to a guide dog owner. We are always happy to work with the Post Office, or any other organisation to help them understand their duties under the Equalities Act.' Mr Roberts said: 'I want a written apology from the Post Office and assurance this will never happen to me or any other guide dog user again. 'It is totally unacceptable and they should have greater awareness.' Having posted the incident on Facebook he said he had received numerous comments in support of his complaint. 'One gentleman said that if that is the way the Post Office deals with a disabled person he would never come into the Post Office again,' said Mr Roberts, who has had Bruce for seven months and says he's his best friend. He has called the Chadderton Post Office employee's response to his guide dog 'outdated'. 'It is clearly an outdated view of things. I think something needs to be done to educate people that if you have a guide dog it should not stop you from getting about and shouldn't stop you from doing the things that everyone else gets to do,' Mr Roberts said. 'I was determined to get this into the public eye because it probably does happen too often and happening just once is too many times.' A spokesman for the Post Office said: 'Post Office policy is to allow guide dogs and other assistance dogs into branches and we would like to apologise for any distress caused.' Chadderton postmaster Mr Parekh said: 'I have spoken to Craig and arranged for him to come back into the shop. Any misunderstanding between Craig and my staff will be rectified.'

Craig Roberts, 36, went to Chadderton Post Office to top up electric meter . But staff said he would not be served unless he left his guide dog outside . Mr Roberts was born with glaucoma and has 30 per cent vision in one eye . He was eventually served after a ten minute standoff with an employee .

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V Stiviano showed off two new accessories while enjoying lunch in Los Angeles on Thursday. The 32-year-old was seen with an older male companion and some new braces on her already straight teeth while dining al fresco. This just days before a judge will decide if she must hand over $2.8million in gifts she received from her ex, embattled former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Scroll down video . V Stiviano (above) showed off new braces while out to lunch Thursday . She was joined for the male by an older male companion (above) Stiviano and her friend enjoyed lunch at Il Pastaio, a favorite of the Kardashians . On Thursday however, Stiviano and her new friend, whose idnetity is not yet known, enjoyed some food at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills. The Italian restaurant, owned by chef Giacomino Drago, is known for its celebrity clientele, and is a favorite of stars including the Hiltons and Kardashians. Stiviano was also showing off a new hairstyle for the outing as well, with her normally straight hair very curly and looking particularly full. She also appeared to receive a present from her gentleman friend at one point, pulling something out of a pink bag. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge is set to decide if Stiviano must return gifts to her ex Sterlung after he and his wife Shelly took her to court. Shelly laid out some of the items in a court document, including a $1.8million home, $1.2million in cash, $400,000 in cars and even a $12 lace thong. The couple want back the house and another $1million. It was Stiviano who recorded the now-infamous conversation with Donald Sterling in which he berated her for associating with black people and urged her not to bring minorities with her to Clippers basketball games. In the furor sparked when the remarks were made public, the NBA banned Sterling from the league for life, and he was ultimately forced to sell the Clippers franchise he had owned for 33 years for a record $2billion. The identity of Stiviano's male companion is not yet known . She also appeared to receive a present from her gentleman friend at one point, pulling something out of a pink bag . This just days before a judge will decide if she must hand over $2.8million in gifts she received from her ex, embattled former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling . Stiviano testified last week that the 80-year-old billionaire real estate mogul spent far more time with her and members of her family during the two and a half years she spent as his personal assistant, driver and confidante than he did with his own wife and children. ‘We were so interconnected on a level that was more spiritual. He became my everything and I became his all,’ she said, though she repeated under oath that the relationship was never sexual in nature. She also said; ‘The real Donald Sterling is a con artist, a bigot ... he's mean, he's despicable,’ Stiviano replied, before quickly adding that to her, he was ‘kind, loving, sweet ... a mentor, a father. ... He treated me as he treated no one else.’ She added that tolerating his racist moments was 'part of the job' that had its rewards in the way he treated her and her family. Stiviano broke down in tears as she described the Clippers owner showing up at the hospital when her brother needed a heart transplant and described how he appeared in court to support her adoption of two boys. Shelly, who accused Stiviano of fraud in her testimony, painted her rival as a gold digger who seduced her husband into lavishing her with money and gifts and is now out to hurt him.

V Stiviano showed off new braces while out to lunch Thursday at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills . She was joined by an older male companion who gave her a gift when she arrived . This just days before a judge will decide if she must hand over $2.8million in gifts she received from her ex, Donald Sterling .

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More than 70,000 people across the world have signed a petition demanding McDonald's remove spikes that deter the homeless from sleeping outside one of its restaurants. The fast food giant has caused fury after installing metal studs outside its branch in Leeds city centre, which critics say are there to stop people sleeping rough. McDonald's has defended the use of the spikes, claiming they were installed two years ago in an attempt to stop anti-social behaviour, not target the homeless. Uproar: A petition has been started to get the spikes removed from outside this Leeds McDonald's and 70,000 have backed the campaign . But critics say they have been put in because they are uncomfortable to sleep on and installed on areas which used to be benches. Isobella DeMartino set up the petition to have them removed and has received support from across the globe. Row: Critics say the spikes were installed to target the homeless but McDonald's say it is only about anti-social behaviour . 'Anti-homeless spikes show complete disregard and lack of respect for homeless people who struggle every day,' she said. 'Spikes have been installed, presumably to prevent people sleeping there. 'The fact that the spikes exist shows how little people care about homeless people.' She added: 'Every time I'm in Leeds I see many ignore homeless people, not even bothering to smile at them let alone try to help them or give charity. I cannot imagine how painful and lonely it must be to be homeless. 'They deserve our attention and care, this issue cannot be ignored.' A spokeswoman for McDonald's said: 'The studs in question are not an 'anti- homeless' measure, as has been suggested. 'They have been in place for around two years and were introduced Following discussions with the police, in response to issues we were experiencing with antisocial behaviour. 'We welcome all customers through our doors and it is inaccurate to suggest a measure taken in response to tackling antisocial behaviour, is an attempt to deter homeless people.'

78,000 sign petition to demand removal of spikes in Leeds city centre . Fast food giant says that the spikes are to prevent anti-social behaviour .

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Even after offering so little on the pitch, Harry Kane still served a useful purpose for his manager on Sunday. He drew the attention away from the cold reality of a disappointing display against Burnley; away from the fact that Tottenham’s chances of now qualifying for the Champions League appear extremely remote. If there was a danger Mauricio Pochettino might have to endure some less than flattering headlines, Kane at least offered an alternative. Harry Kane was captain for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League match against Burnley at Turf Moor . Tottenham striker Kane became the youngest Premier League player to be captain this season at the age of 21 years and 251 days . Tottenham went into the Premier League match looking to get back into the race for Champions League qualification after Liverpool's loss . Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton 6; Trippier 7, Duff 7, Shackell 7, Mee 6.5; Boyd 7.5, Jones 6.5, Arfield 6.5, Barnes 7; Ings 6.5, Vokes 7 (Jutkiewicz 76, 6) Subs not used: Gilks, Keane, Ward, Kightly, Sordell, Ulvestad . Booked: Trippier, Mee . Goals: NONE . Manager: Sean Dyche 7 . Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Vorm 6.5, Walker 6 (Davies 47, 6), Chiriches 6, Dier 6, Rose 6.5; Bentaleb 6, Mason 6.5 (Townsend 83); Chadli 6.5 (Lamela 64, 6), Eriksen 7, Paulinho 5; Kane 6 . Subs not used: Friedel, Dembele, Stambouli, Soldado . Booked: NONE . Goals: NONE . Manager: Mauricio Pochettino 6 . MOM: Boyd . Referee: M. Atkinson 5 . Attendance: 18,829 . How the Premier League table looks . Kane's heat map vs Burnley. Click for more . Harry Kane had a bad day at the office by his recent high standards: . 0 SHOTS on target by Kane. The last time he failed to hit a shot on target in the Premier League was on December 6 against Crystal Palace. 14 Kane made just 14 passes, the joint lowest of any Spurs starter. 56% Kane's pass completion rate was the worst of any Spurs player except goalkeeper Michel Vorm. In fairness to Pochettino, this would not have been in his thinking when he selected Kane as captain for this contest and he was honest enough to admit afterwards that securing a top-four place would now be difficult. But the post-match autopsy was relatively painless because there was more interest in discussing the continuing rise of the 21-year-old striker rather than the thoroughly unremarkable performance Kane and his colleagues had just produced. Seemingly miffed by the line of questioning, Pochettino’s only explanation for why he made Kane the youngest skipper in the Barclays Premier League this season was brief and to the point. ‘He deserved it,’ he said, and with so many senior players missing it was not entirely without logic when he is said to be one of the more vocal members of the dressing room. But Pochettino did not stop there, accepting the invitation to gaze briefly into the future and imagine Kane as club captain. ‘He has the quality,’ he said. ‘So yes, maybe (he could be captain in the long term).’ Right now anything would appear possible with this kid. The goal only 78 seconds into his England debut; the fact that he is just one short of becoming the first Tottenham striker since Gary Lineker to score 30 in a season. Perhaps he will be hosting Match of the Day next week. Here at Turf Moor, though, the dream and the reality were not quite in tandem for once, Kane enduring one of the more difficult afternoons he has experienced this season alongside team-mates unable to provide him with the service he requires. ‘It was difficult for him and difficult for his team-mates too,’ Pochettino acknowledged. He also pointed to Manchester City’s recent defeat here and complained that ‘long balls into the box’ made Sean Dyche’s side hard to play against. But Tottenham played like a side that took one look at Arsenal’s thumping defeat of Liverpool on Saturday and concluded that a place in the Champions League was already beyond their reach. They lacked urgency as well as energy, and while Pochettino could point to illness, injury and the international commitments of his players it remained a disappointing display. ‘Maybe we like playing on Thursday nights??’ tweeted Darren Anderton. Captain Kane pictured in the tunnel beforehand with his Tottenham team as they prepared for the match with Burnley . It was the first time Kane has been captain this season for Tottenham as manager Mauricio Pochettino put his faith in the young striker . Kyle Walker receives treatment on the pitch before he was forced off through injury and replaced by Ben Davies for Tottenham . Walker was forced off through injury in the second half as Tottenham chased the win against Burnley at Turf Moor . Tottenham had only two shots on target in this game — they have only managed fewer three times in Premier League games this season. It remained more than a little perplexing that Pochettino waited until the 83rd minute to unleash Andros Townsend from the bench. The scorer of England’s equaliser against Italy and probably full of confidence as a result, he might have injected some much-needed momentum into Tottenham’s football. As it was he once again found himself the target of Paul Merson’s venom, the former Arsenal midfielder teasing him on Twitter that he must have missed the bus. Dyche focused more on the positives of his own team’s efforts but should really see this as a missed opportunity, given how poor Tottenham were. A point would have been welcome but three would have lifted them out of the relegation places, and on reflection his side had the best of the chances. Danny Ings squandered a marvellous opportunity in the opening few minutes before forcing a fine one-handed save from Michel Vorm shortly before the interval. The fact that the first booking came in the 78th minute illustrated how timid a contest this was. Even after Dyche had taken the fairly bold step of starting with Ings, Sam Vokes and Ashley Barnes. This game boasted the two hardest working players in the Premier League this season, with George Boyd top of that list with 338.8km covered and Christian Eriksen second, just 600m behind the Burnley midfielder. Ashley Barnes shoots under pressure from Tottenham's Eric Dier during the match as Burnley tried to steal three points . Barnes tumbles over as a chance goes begging for Burnley against Tottenham in the Premier League match . Kane closes down Michael Duff during the match as Tottenham and Burnley played out a goalless draw on Sunday . Burnley striker Danny Ings stands with hands on hips as he failed to score during the Premier League stalemate at Turf Moor . It was Boyd’s industry that created the first decent chance of the game, the pressure he applied on Ryan Mason forcing the newly capped England player into directing a back-pass into the path of Ings. The Burnley striker should have scored but succeeded only in firing his shot straight at Vorm. The second half was no better. Eriksen burst clear only to send a shot well over the crossbar, while Barnes threatened too. Paulinho found himself clean through at one stage only to scuff his effort embarrassingly wide. And the irrepressible Boyd would go close moments before the final whistle only to see his header bounce agonisingly wide. ‘I think we edged the game,’ said Dyche afterwards. ‘Danny (Ings) has had a couple of great chances but the first one he’s probably just hit too cleanly. But I’m pleased by the fact that we’ve got another clean sheet against a team that has spent a couple of hundred million on players.’ Not that there was much evidence of that here. Christian Eriksen runs with the ball and breaks clear of George Boyd and Duff as he tries to steal the win late on . Tottenham manager Pochettino pictured on the touchline as he tried to get his team to take advantage of Burnley away from home . Burnley manager Sean Dyche may well have taken a point before the match but may feel like his team could have stolen the victory .

Harry Kane became the youngest Premier League player to be captain this season (21 years and 251 days) Tottenham Hotspur could not steal the win at Turf Moor against relegation-threatened Burnley . Mauricio Pochettino's side failed to take advantage of Liverpool's loss in the race for the top four . Tottenham are now seven points adrift of Manchester City in fourth but have played a game more .

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At least 65 British climbers and holidaymakers were feared missing yesterday as the death toll in the Nepal earthquake reached 2,500. On Everest, survivors described running for their lives as a ‘tsunami’ of snow and ice triggered by tremors descended on Base Camp. Up to 18 were killed and more than 60 injured when the 7.8-magnitude quake set off a huge avalanche on the world’s highest peak. Survivors described seeing tents with climbers still inside picked up and tossed across the camp before crashing down into rocks and ice. Scroll down for video . Icy terror: An avalanche appears to erupt in a cloud of snow and debris as it tears towards Everest Base Camp, where it ripped through tents with climbers still inside . As the freezing cascade tore down the mountainside in a terrifying explosion of snow and ice, a photographer captured the dramatic moment it headed straight for the camp at 17,700ft (5,380m). Aftershocks set off a series of further avalanches, prompting fears for the Britons among the hundreds of climbers left stranded by the tonnes of debris and ice blocking their routes. In Kathmandu and Pokhara, bodies lay among the rubble as buildings were reduced to matchsticks and tent cities were erected to provide shelter for the hundreds of thousands left homeless. Rescuers dug victims out from the ruins of collapsed buildings – some with their bare hands – while aid agencies warned of a humanitarian disaster and said the death toll could be far higher in more remote areas. At least 65 Britons across the region were unaccounted for last night. Everest suffered its deadliest ever day on Saturday when the avalanche struck. Google executive Daniel Fredinburg, 33, medic Marisa Eve Girawong, 28, and documentary-maker Tom Taplin, 61, were among the dead, as were several Nepali workers and sherpas. Around 1,000 people, including 400 foreigners were believed to have been on Mount Everest when the quake struck. Fears grew for their safety as survivors described how avalanches had left them stranded on the mountain, with their descent paths blocked by debris. Base Camp was said to have borne the worst of the avalanche’s impact and mountaineer Alex Gaven tweeted that it looked like it had been hit by a ‘nuclear blast’. Others described seeing ‘car-sized boulders’ and a ‘50-storey building of white’ as the avalanche thundered towards them. Frantic search: Rescue teams including Sherpas carry off an injured climber at Base Camp as others hunt for survivors among the damaged tents an equipment . Devastation: The scene as Base Camp after the freezing cascade tore down the mountainside . A rescue helicopters lifts survivors from the mountainside, as many climbers were left stranded by the avalanche . The 7.8-magnitude quake struck on Saturday and a 6.7-magnitude aftershock hit yesterday, leaving survivors afraid to return home. Landslides hampered rescue efforts and hospitals warned they could not cope with treating the injured. Although Nepal bore the brunt of the death toll, the quake claimed lives in India, Tibet and Bangladesh. Nepal is one of the world’s poorest countries and an international appeal began for aid, with Britain pledging £5million. David Cameron said the RAF would fly supplies into the region today after the UK sent search and rescue teams and medics yesterday. British climber Nick Talbot, who was in the same group as Google executive Mr Fredinburg, told of the terrifying moment the avalanche hit ‘like a tsunami’. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck on Saturday and a 6.7-magnitude aftershock hit yesterday. Pictured: A Nepalese man cries as he walks through the earthquake debris . This mound of rubble is all that remains of a temple after the earthquake struck in Kathmandu . ‘I saw this wall of snow and ice coming. I ran away. I thought, “There is no chance I can get away”. I just had my socks on. ‘It knocked me into the rocks. I got up and it knocked me over again.’ Mr Talbot, 39, from County Durham, was attempting to become the first climber with cystic fibrosis to make the ascent. He suffered cracked ribs and was evacuated by helicopter. His US campmate Mr Fredinburg suffered fatal head injuries. US filmmaker Mr Taplin, who also died was making a documentary about Base Camp. His wife Corey Fryer said he died ‘doing what he loved’. Nepali cook Bhim Bahadur Khatari described digging himself out of the avalanche, saying: ‘A huge wall of snow just piled on me. ‘I managed to dig out of what could easily have been my grave. I wiggled and used my hands as claws to dig as much as I could. I was suffocating, I could not breathe. But I knew I had to survive.’ The International Red Cross and Google both launched websites to help families searching for news of the missing. Survivor: Laura Wood, 23, from Huddersfield has made contact with her family . Among the 65 Britons still listed as missing by the Red Cross are Samuel Bond, 28, from Doynton, South Gloucestershire, Ashrafe Sultana, 31, from North London, and Keith Diplock, 71, from East Sussex. Others feared missing have made contact with their families, including Tara Bradshaw, 24, from Brighton, Laura Wood, 23, from Huddersfield, Sebastian Lovera, 22, from Tonbridge, Kent, and Sophie Proffitt, 23, from Kidlington, Oxford. Julia Carroll, 22, managed to get a Facebook message to her mother Denise in Boxford, Suffolk, saying simply: ‘I’m alive.’ Sheffield-based adventure company Jagged Globe said it had contacted seven of its eight teams in the Everest region. It said its remaining group of 13 people was in a remote area and may not be aware of the earthquake. Alexandra Aitken, the daughter of former Conservative MP Jonathan Aitken, was in Nepal but has made contact with her family to say she was unhurt. Peter Hillary, the son of Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary, was trekking near the peak when the quake struck but was also unharmed. A climber at Camp 1, named only as Sean, gave a graphic description of the terrifying situation faced by those stranded. In a series of messages relayed through a climbing group on Twitter, he said: ‘It’s so unstable now that rock fall and minor avalanches occur consistently. The circumstances we face are dire. As I lie here writing this, the ground is moving beneath me. My heart leaps every time the earth moves. I can’t get used to it.’ Meanwhile chaos broke out in Kathmandu as passengers attempted to fight their way into the international airport in a bid to leave the country. In the capital, centuries of history were destroyed in minutes when the quake damaged the Dharahara Tower and historic temples in Durbar Square. Oxfam, Christian Aid, Save the Children, the British Red Cross and Plan International UK have all launched appeals and are providing assistance. Families can contact the Foreign Office on 0207 008 0000.

65 British climbers feared missing as death toll in Nepal reaches 2,500 . Survivors on Everest recall 'tsunami' of snow and ice triggered by quake . Climbers left stranded by the tonnes of debris and ice blocking their routes . In Kathmandu and Pokhara buildings were reduced to matchsticks .

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She's less than a month from her due date, but mom-to-be and model Sarah Stage barely has a bump to show for it. The lingerie model and animal rights activist has been making waves online recently with her series of body-flaunting photos on Instagram as she documents her first pregnancy – prompting outcry from critics who claim that her incredibly trim and toned physique could be harming her unborn child. But despite the outpouring of concern from her followers, the 30-year-old Los Angeles resident hasn’t let it stop her from continuing to flaunt her physique online with a new snap, in which she swaps traditional maternity wear – and her favorite lingerie - for a more figure-hugging and bust-flaunting frock. Scroll down for video . Unbelievable: Sarah Stage, a Los Angeles-based lingerie model, has been documenting her changing pregnancy body and many of her 1.4m Instagram followers cannot believe she is eight months pregnant . And while the image isn't giving away any hint of a baby bump, Sarah's caption made clear just how far along she really is in her pregnancy, stating: '#37weeks #DateNight' Despite being in the advanced stages of her first pregnancy however, Sarah, who is of European and Costa Rican descent, pulls of her glamorous looks with ease and could easily be prepping for the fashion week catwalk in her latest snaps – rather than preparing for her due date, which is around two weeks away. Sarah is a fitness fanatic and a workaholic, keeping up her incredible figure with regular trips to the gym and keeping busy with modelling gigs throughout her her nine-month pregnancy . The model also sticks to a diet of quinoa, spinach and chicken to keep her and her baby healthy. Sarah is a lingerie model and animal rights activist and  is a regular sight on billboards in the states . Baggy clothes just aren't her style: Sarah refuses to hide her pregnant body in maternity clothes and prefers to flaunt it in lingerie . Sarah's first modelling gig was at the tender age of two and the star, who is signed to Elite Model Management, has since adorned billboards and starred in countless campaigns. According to Malaysian Digest, Sarah indulges in occasional cheeseburgers and maintains her trim frame is down to daily gym visits. Comments from her followers include ones such as, 'she looks like me on a normal day' and 'my belly after a burger'. Others are less believing of her shape. One follower even wrote: 'Look up pregnant women to see one. This a huge joke to get people to look at her.' She keeps going and going: The model credits her svelte figure to her regular work-out sessions in the gym . Nike Force Sky High Sneaker Wedge . Available at Zappos! Visit site . Lingerie model Sarah Stage flaunted a super trim and sleek physique just two weeks after giving birth... But we're less concerned with her non existent baby bump and more excited by those Nike kicks on her feet! While Sarah's exact colorway is from a previous season, we actually think that this season's current collection pattern is much more exciting! They're still black, white and orange but just with a fun polka-dot pattern thrown in. Swoon. Yet if these Nike force sky high sneaker wedges aren't quite what you fancy in an elevated kick, then take your pick from the edit below. All for under $85 for a pair of simple black Supergas, and going as low as $36 for a feisty pair of Adidas, we've also included excellent options from Puma and DC. It's time to get taller! PUMA PC Wedge Basic Sports Sneaker at Zappos . Visit site . Adidas Originals Basket Profi Up Sneaker at 6pm (Now $36) Visit site . DC Mirage Mid SE Sneaker at 6pm (Now 38.99) Visit site . Superga Cotu Wedge Sneakers at Shopbop . Visit site . Discussing how different women's bodies react during pregnancy, Dr Venkat, Director at Harley Street Fertility Clinic, said: 'If a woman is healthy - physically and mentally - to start with and if she looks after herself well then she will look radiant. 'The hormones are elevated during pregnancy and women react differently to the hormones. Some women are particularly sensitive to elevated hormones and suffer with symptoms, whereas others sail through without any symptoms.' Dr Venkat added that a woman's height plays a role and the taller a woman is can help her carry herself with better posture than a shorter woman. When it comes to working out, she says, women generally don't need to worry about staying in shape during pregnancy. Citing walking and gentle stretching as the best exercises during pregnancy, she says women are going to be exhausted in the first couple of weeks after delivery and can start exercising after a fortnight, once a routine is established. Just days away: Sarah's due date is within weeks but nothing seems to stop her from dolling up . Sarah has over 1.4m Instagram followers who regularly comment on her trim baby body, some in disbelief . Dr Venkat says women generally don't need to worry about staying in shape during pregnancy but Sarah is clearly keen to continue with her regular gym sessions .

Sarah, 30, from Los Angeles, has come under fire for ‘boasting’ about her toned figure throughout her pregnancy . Followers regularly share their disbelief at her photos – while critics have warned her healthy regime could be harmful to the baby . But Sarah insists her frequent workouts and healthy eating are nothing but beneficial for her unborn child .

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Once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair, disgraced Democrat Rod Blagojevich, 58, has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time. The former Illinois governor has return to his roots while inside and has been photographed with his still full head of hair a shocking white color rather than the boot polish black that was his trademark as a politician. Blagojevich was infamously caught trying to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat when he was elected president in 2008. Fade to gray: Once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair, disgraced Democrat Rod Blagojevich, 58, has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . Back in his days as governor of Illinois, Blagojevich was famed for his boot polish black hair . He was impeached and removed from office by the state Legislature in early 2009 following his arrest on federal corruption charges. Blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood near Denver. The photos, the first of Blagojevich in prison, were first published by the National Enquirer. The photos show the former governor sitting at a desk, reading a book and wearing glasses and sitting outside in shorts and a wife beater shirt. While he continues to awaiting word on a last-ditch appeal, Blagojevich has daily contact with his family and teaches the history of war battles to other inmates, his attorney said. Last July lawyers attempted to argue that a high court ruling in McCutcheon v. the Federal Election Commission in April 2014 bolstered their view that Blagojevich was engaged in legal, run-of-the-mill political horse trading, not corruption. The McCutcheon ruling, they argued, found that soliciting contributions crosses the line into corruption only when a politician makes a clear, explicit promise to take official action in return for a donation. Blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood near Denver after he was caught trying to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat when he was elected president . In that context, defense attorneys said the trial judge was wrong to set a lower standard for jurors by telling them, to convict, they only needed to find that Blagojevich sought donations 'knowing or believing' it would be given for some official act. But government attorneys responded saying that Blagojevich's legal team hadn't correctly characterized the Supreme Court's findings in McCutcheon. 'The decision provides no support for Blagojevich's argument on appeal,' the two-page filing said. 'Nothing in the (McCutcheon) decision suggests that an exchange of contributions for specific official acts is quid pro quo corruption only if the arrangement is stated 'explicitly' or 'expressly.'' The Chicago-based appellate court has been considering Blagojevich's appeal for more than a year months. It's unclear when it might issue a decision.

The former Illinois governor has been photographed in prison for the first time since starting his 14 year sentence in 2012 . As a politican he was famed for his boot polish black hair, but nowadays he has let his hair return to its natural white color . Blagojevich was infamously caught trying to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat when he was elected president in 2008 . He continues to await word of a last-ditch appeal and teaches the history of war battles to other inmates .

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A host of clubs are tracking Aston Villa’s young central defender Kevin Toner as his contract nears its end. Norwich, Leicester, Newcastle and Stoke have watched Toner, one of Villa’s most promising young players who captains their Under-21 team aged just 18. His current deal runs out this summer and Villa, keen to keep their best academy graduates, have made an offer of fresh terms. But it is understood other clubs are ready to declare their hands and Villa risk losing him. Kevin Toner, seen here in action against Liverpool in an FA Youth Cup tie, is being tracked by several clubs . Toner (left), Aston Villa's U21 captain at the age of just 18, is out of contract at the end of the summer . Toner has been capped by Republic of Ireland’s Under-19s and Roy Keane is believed to have told Under-21 boss Noel King of his potential. Tim Sherwood is keen to develop Villa’s young talent and Toner has been among a select few to train with the first team, alongside the likes of Lewis Kinsella and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy. Toner is known for his leadership abilities and wears the Under-21 armband even when seasoned pros drop down to development matches. Tim Sherwood is keen to develop Aston Villa's young talent, with Toner training with the first-team .

Aston Villa defender Kevin Toner captains the club Under-21 team . The 18-year-old is being tracked by number of rival Premier League clubs . Newcastle and Stoke have been watching the young central defender .

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If they didn't know it already, Jose Mourinho has issued a gentle warning to Chelsea's next generation of exciting starlets that he cannot absorb them all into his first-team squad. 'I cannot have a squad of 10 men and 10 kids,' said Mourinho, as his club prepare for their fourth successive FA Youth Cup final, at Manchester City. Ask around about youth development and most experts feel Chelsea are getting it right at Academy level. Jose Mourinho has issued a gentle warning to Chelsea's next generation that he cannot use them all at once . Chelsea captain isiah Brown celebrates with the trophy after victory in the UEFA Youth League final . Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been part of the the first-team at Chelsea and is set to get his chance next season . The Under 19s won the UEFA Youth League last week and the Under 18s will attempt to defend the Youth Cup against Manchester City, another club working hard with some signs of success in this area. Neither of them, however, has quite solved the problem of bridging the final void, converting this prized talent into first-team footballers. John Terry was the last at Chelsea, but one or two of this crop are considered to have a genuine chance and Mourinho has promised 19-year-old Ruben Loftus-Cheek his opportunity next season. 'Next season, Ruben will not be a kid in the development process,' said Mourinho. 'He will be a first-team player, absolutely ready to play and compete. And we will do the same with two or three or four players. 'Some of the older ones will go on loan to play every game in the Championship or the Premier League, even abroad. And we will bring some of the younger ones into the process. But to have them all at the same time in the first-team squad is hard. 'I cannot have a squad of 10 men and 10 kids. I must have a squad like we have now of 16 or 17 seniors and three or four kids.' John Terry was the last truly successful youth product at Chelsea and he has gone on to become captain . Terry celebrates after Chelsea beat Manchester United on Saturday to tighten their grip on the title . Strikers Isiah Brown, 18, and Dominic Solanke, 17, are earmarked for big things, but Loftus-Cheek, at Chelsea since the age of eight, has precisely what Mourinho wants in his midfield. He is tall, strong, athletic, and has poise on the ball. He is not dissimilar to Nemanja Matic in style and might just save the club £70million they might otherwise be tempted to spend on someone like Paul Pogba from Juventus. This would be an enormous boost for Chelsea as they wriggle within the confines of UEFA's Financial Fair Play. Strikers Isiah Brown, 18, and Dominic Solanke, 17, are earmarked for big things after the European success . Loftus-Cheek, at Chelsea since the age of eight, has precisely what Mourinho wants in his first-team midfield . Mourinho would like extra muscle in central midfield for the big games. His experiments with Kurt Zouma alongside Matic have gone quite well, but ideally, he would prefer someone who can perform the same defensive duties and still flex into attack with pace and vision. Also, he will need Zouma at centre half. Pogba would strengthen Mourinho's team but what signal would that send to Loftus-Cheek, and the rest of those striving to graduate at Cobham and the give the club something it craves? The Chelsea manager said: 'From that team that won the UEFA Youth League, four belong to my squad. Four are my players, first-team players who train with the first-team every day and develop with the first-team. When they're not selected with the first-team - and normally they're not selected - they go back and play there. 'Their development is easier when they're training every day with the first-team, doing pre-season, playing some matches, playing 20 minutes or half an hour in an FA Cup match, Capital One Cup match, even a Champions League match or in the league now and again. The tall, powerful midfielder got his chance to play at Stamford Bridge against Sporting Lisbon in December . Paul Pogba is a player Chelsea are looking at but would cost £70million, a cost they could do with avoiding . 'They belong to a process. I can't have 10 of these young players in my squad but I can have three or four and we did that with Loftus-Cheek, Brown, (Andreas) Christensen and (Nathan) Ake - and Solanke a few times.' In tandem with this quest to nurture their own, Chelsea still cast around the globe and are scrambling to sign 19-year-old Brazilian striker Nathan from Atletico Paranaense and 22-year-old Yoshinori Muto from Tokyo. When these names were thrown his way, Mourinho shrugged and replied: 'I'm not working on that, not at all. I don't make offers, I coach players.' On Nathan, he added: 'He's a player that our structure followed, and our structure thinks it's a player with potential for the future. Chelsea are set to announce the £4.5million signing of Brazilian wonderkid Nathan as part of their recruitment . Tokyo forward Yoshinori Muto is another player Chelsea are interested in but Mourinho is not involved . 'If the deal is close, I will try to help him, as I try to help everyone, to become a Chelsea player. But he's not a player in my squad now, or a player I'm waiting for. I'm focused just on my job and my team. My team I love. My squad I love. The objective we are fighting for, I love it too.' His words reinforced the impression that one branch of Chelsea's development arm is busily signing, loaning and selling footballers with a view to economic gain; making money while hedging its bets in case one of these players turn out to be extra special. While another branch is focused more closely on producing players who might one day represent the club. Patrick Bamford is enjoying a very successful loan spells this season could force Mourinho into playing him . There is cross-over in the middle, of course, with those like Patrick Bamford and Bertrand Traore enjoying very successful loan spells this season and perhaps forcing Mourinho one day soon to consider if they are worth a chance in his squad. But as the manager has made clear, all these players are fighting for a maximum of 'three or four' places in the squad. It is a daunting task.

Chelsea have a successful academy playing in the FA Youth Cup final . But as yet there have been few graduates into the Blues first-team side . Jose Mourinho has pledged to bring players through but issued a warning . Portuguese coach says he cannot absorb all young players into his squad . Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been promised a chance, plus two to four more . Chelsea recruit youth from around the world for profit and their squad .

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The first people to be affected by Qantas’s newly enforced 'smart casual' dress code have taken to social media to complain after being turned away from the airline’s lounges for wearing thongs. Qantas warned back in February that it would begin strictly enforcing its business class lounge dress code from April 1 - but not everyone got the memo. Cassandra Hann‎ wrote on Qantas’s Facebook wall on Thursday: ‘Thanks Qantas club Perth for refusing me entry because I was wearing Havianas (I am going on holidays after all).’ Ms Hann fumed: ‘I had just got off a long flight from Sydney to Perth with a tired 15 year old and 3 year old and had to wait at Perth airport for 3 hours for our connecting flight to Learmouth. I was told Qantas have now started to "enforce" their Qantas club lounge dress regulations which bans thongs.’ The mother said she never got an email to inform her about the new rules and managed to get into the Qantas lounge in Sydney on the same day while wearing thongs. Scroll down for video . People wearing thongs are no longer allowed in the Qantas lounges around Australia . Disgruntled customers who did not get the memo about the newly enforced Qantas dress code have posted their complaints on social media . ‘Because my kids needed to rest for the 3 hours we were stuck in Perth airport I had to go and buy another pair of shoes as my other shoes were in my checked in luggage. $80 later, a pair of shoes I didn't need nor want and we finally are allowed to enter the lounge,’ she said. ‘This is no way to treat a long term loyal club member who pays plenty of money per year to be a member. If you want to take hundreds of dollars of membership fees off us every year you could at least have sent members a letter or an email informing us of dress regulation changes. Poor effort Qantas. No wonder people are flying other airlines and joining other lounges.’ In February Helen Gray, Qantas' Head of Domestic Product & Service, told Daily Mail Australia: 'From April 2015, customers entering domestic Qantas Clubs and Business Lounges in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney will receive a friendly reminder about the smart casual dress guidelines that apply.' Cassandra Hann‎ said she was refused entry to Qantas Club because she was wearing Havianas . Sex worker Estelle Lucas, from Melbourne, tried to see the upside to the situation . Qantas were unable to be specific about what items of clothing would be banned but said: ‘The vast majority of our members meet and exceed the guidelines, but we have had some feedback from customers that they want to see those guidelines apply to everyone. 'The dress guidelines for our lounges are the same as most restaurants and clubs.' Playing the role of bouncers, Qantas staff are now allowed to use their ‘discretion' to determine if a visitor to the lounge meets the smart casual dress guidelines.’ Singlets, bare feet, and rubber thongs 'in most cases' will be deemed unacceptable in capital city lounges. Qantas lounges have always had dress codes but they have not been strictly enforced before . Qantas said they were 'sorry to disappoint' when Maria Neale was refused entry to a lounge . Alex Koeninger was also turned away from the Perth lounge and wrote on Facebook 'I'll definitely be thinking twice before renewing my membership this year' Alex Koeninger‎, who was also flying out of Perth on Thursday, wrote on Facebook: ‘So I just tried to enter the Qantas Club Lounge in Perth airport and was not allowed in because I was wearing thongs, jeans and t-shirt. ‘Didn't realise any of it was offensive. Although another lounge member walked in wearing shorts and sandals. I'll definitely be thinking twice before renewing my membership this year.’ And Rae Ka‎Qantas complained on the social media site: ‘Not impressed with inconsistent dress code enforcement. Have worn my upmarket thong style sandals in lounge many times before. Turned away this morning. Gold membership. Not happy.’ The decision has reportedly been made after feedback from customers concerned about the style in the lounges . Meanwhile, sex worker Estelle Lucas, from Melbourne, saw the upside to the situation. She wrote on Twitter: ‘Refused entry into @Qantas club because I was wearing thongs I am SO angry but kinda not bc now I have a valid excuse to buy nice shoes [sic].’ She later wrote: ‘AW MAN I FORGOT MY NEW EXPENSIVE SHOES ON MY FLIGHT. I hate you sooo much @Qantas’ And Maria Neale wrote on Twitter: ‘@Qantas refused lounge entry despite full business attire except I like to wear thongs to fly. Small comfort for travelling so much now gone.’ However, not everyone hates the new rules. Adrian Coughlan‎ said: ‘Love the new dress code that applies from April 1 2015 in all Qantas Lounges- great move by Qantas.’ A Qantas spokeswoman told the Sydney Morning Herald: 'Since [Wednesday] the only discrepancy has been with customers wearing rubber and leather thongs which are no longer within the dress code guidelines' 'We appreciate this may have caused some frustration but we're not in a position to flip-flop on the policy.' If you have ever wanted to experience Qantas business class you'll have to dress the part . Men and women are encouraged to dress in smart casual attire if they want to get into the Qantas lounges . This is the first time the dress code – which has always existed – is actively enforced. The decision has reportedly been made after feedback from customers concerned about the style inside the expensive lounges. High-vis clothing and work attire are still allowed. 'The vast majority of our members meet and exceed the guidelines, but we have had some feedback from customers that they want to see those guidelines apply to everyone. High-vis clothing and work uniforms are still be allowed in the lounges . Overly revealing clothes will not be allowed in the Qantas business lounge from April 1 . 'The dress guidelines for our lounges are the same as most restaurants and clubs.' Playing the role of bouncers, Qantas staff is allowed to use their ‘discretion' to determine if a visitor to the lounge meets the smart casual dress guidelines.’ Singlets, bare feet, and rubber thongs 'in most cases' will be deemed unacceptable in capital city lounges. This will be the first time the dress code – which has always existed – is actively enforced. The decision has reportedly been made after feedback from customers concerned about the style inside the expensive lounges. High-vis clothing and work attire will still be allowed.

Qantas lounge's 'smart casual' dress code is now being enforced by staff . Since April 1 staff can refuse entry to customers dressed incorrectly . Customers have complained on social media after being turned away . Many of them said they were refused entry because of their thongs . 'The dress guidelines for our lounges are the same as most restaurants and club,' Qantas say . But they refuse to define exactly what items are not allowed .

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As he kept two young women locked up as sex slaves in his basement, Ariel Castro was looking for a wife, a new book about the Cleveland kidnapper has revealed. A 39-year-old woman named Lillian Roldan came forward to author John Glatt to say she dated Castro from 2000 to 2003, a three-year period during which Castro kidnapped and imprisoned Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry in his Ohio home. Roldan describes Castro in Glatt's book The Lost Girls as nothing short of a gentleman, who was 'completely normal' in the bedroom, and even romantic. Scroll down for video . Blinded by love: Lillian Roldan (left) says she dated Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro (right) from 2000 to 2003. She says she visited his house often and never knew about the young women he was keeping prisoner . However, she says he did keep his basement padlocked, which she found peculiar. When she asked about the need to lock the door, Castro allegedly told Roldan that he kept his money stored down there and 'didn't want his kids to steal it'. In the book set to be published later this month, Roldan recalls meeting 16-years-older Castro on a blind date set up by friends in May 2000. He allegedly invited her to watch him play music one night and it was 'love at first sight'. Under her nose: During the three years she was with Castro, he would kidnap 21-year-old Michelle Knight and 17-year-old Amanda Berry. A few months after breaking up, he kidnapped his third victim Gina DeJuses. Roldan pictured above with another man in a picture posted to Facebook . Seemingly normal: Roldan detailed her 'romantic' relationship with Castro in the new book The Lost Girls by John Glatt . Roldan visited Castro at his house often, and sometimes ran into his ex-wife Grimilda Figueroa. Castro abused Figuero during their marriage, but he acted so kind around Roldan that she thought the beatings were just a rumor. As for their sex life, Roldan says Castro was 'completely normal' and 'considerate'. She says at one point during their relationship, Castro popped the question but Roldan declined since she didn't believe in marriage. After the proposal, Castro remained dedicated to Roldan and even bought her a ruby ring. After buying the flashy piece of jewelry, Castro took Roldan along to one of his music gigs where he had yet another romantic gesture in store. Free women: Amanda Berry (left), Gina DeJesus (center) and Michelle Knight (right), were held captive in Castro's home for years. They found freedom in May 2013, when Berry's 6-year-old child helped the trio escape . Stolen youth: Castro kidnapped Michelle Knight (right) in 2002 when she was 21, eight months later he kidnapped then 17-year-old Amanda Berry (left). A year later, he captured 14-year-old Gina DeJesus (center) Mid-way through the performance, he took the microphone and told the audience: 'Today, I gave my girlfriend Lillian a ring.' 'So everyone clapped,' Lillian recalls. 'And he told the group that he wanted to sing "La Bamba" for me. It was so romantic and I was charmed. It was such a special [night] and he really did show me love.' While Castro remained the normal man she called her boyfriend, two years into their relationship he started harboring a secret at home. In August 2002, Castro kidnapped then 21-year-old Michelle Knight and locked her in his basement. Eight months later, he kidnapped another girl, 17-year-old Amanda Berry. Apparently distracted by the two young women that he was torturing at home, Castro abruptly cut ties with Roldan in October of that year, sending her a letter that said he 'didn't love her enough to stay.' Prison: Above, Catro's Cleveland home where he kept the three women locked up for years . Five months after Roldan received the unexpected break-up letter, Castro's third victim, Gina DeJesus, went missing. She was 14 years old at the time. For the next nine years the women were locked inside Castro's home and kept secret from the outside world. The three women found freedom in May 2013, when Berry's 6-year-old daughter by Castro helped the trio to escape the house and alert police. Castro was arrested and sentenced to life in prison plus $1,000 years. About a month after his sentencing, Castro committed suicide in prison.

Lillian Roldan says she dated Ariel Castro from 2000 to 2003 according to a new book about the Cleveland house of horrors by John Glatt . Roldan says she met Castro on a blind date and that during their three-year relationship, he was nothing but a gentleman . Two years into their relationship, Castro kidnapped his first two victims, Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry, and locked them in his basement . Roldan says she never knew Castro was hiding the women, but that he did keep a padlock on his basement door . Castro broke up with Roldan with a letter in October 2003, and a few months later went on to kidnap his third victim Gina DeJesus . The three women were kept captive in the house for another nine years, until they made a dramatic escape in May 2013 .

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Chelsea are on course to becoming the most dominant title-winners in Premier League history as they prepare to break the record of most days at the summit of the table in a single season. Jose Mourinho's side have led the way since beating Everton 6-3 at Goodison Park on August 30, after Tottenham had led the table following the first two rounds of games. The Blues have been top for 230 days as of Friday April 10, although they did share the lead with Manchester City for nine days in January after a statistical quirk saw the two sides exactly level on points, goal difference and goals scored. Chelsea players celebrate as they beat Stoke City 2-1 in the Premier League last Saturday . Jose Mourinho could lead his side to become the most dominant in a single Premier League season . Steve Bruce (left) and Bryan Robson lift the trophy after Manchester United led the way for a record 262 days during the 1993/94 Premiership season . Manchester United 1993/94 - 262 . Chelsea 2005/06 -257 . Man Utd 2006/07 -250 . Man Utd 2000/01 -241 . Chelsea 2014/15 - 230* . Arsenal 2003/04 - 216 . Newcastle 1995/96 -212 . Chelsea 2009/10 - 204 . Chelsea 2004/05 - 193 . Man Utd 2012/13 -191 . *current campaign . The current record for days at the top belongs to Manchester United, when Sir Alex Ferguson's side led the way for 262 days during the 1993/94 season. But Chelsea can beat that record by 12 days should they stay top between now and the end of the season. Chelsea came close under Mourinho in 2005/06 when they topped the table for 257 days, while Man Utd were at the summit for 250 and 241 days in 2006/07 and 2000/01 respectively. The only side in the top 10 of the list that didn't go on to win the title were Newcastle, who led the way for 212 days in 1995/96 before famously imploding under Kevin Keegan. Chelsea currently lead the Premier League table by seven points, with a game in hand on the rest of their title rivals. Their next three games could prove defining as they prepare to face local rivals QPR at Loftus Road, Manchester United at home and second-placed Arsenal away. Chelsea's 2005/06 title-winning side under Mourinho led the way for 257 days . Manchester United's title-winning side of 2000/01 led the table for 241 days of the season . Arsenal's Invincibles of 2003/04 led the table for 216 days as they went unbeaten throughout the campaign . QPR (a), Man Utd (h), Arsenal (a), Leicester (h), Crystal Palace (a), Liverpool (h), West Brom (a), Sunderland (h)

Chelsea set to spend most days at top in a single Premier League season . Manchester United currently top the list with 262 days in 1993/94 . Jose Mourinho's side have been top for 230 days so far this season . Could set a record of 272 days if they stay top until end of this campaign . CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news .

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A 65-year-old schoolteacher is set to become the oldest woman ever to give birth to quadruplets. German Annegret Raunigk, already has 13 children, and her remarkable story will be featured in a TV documentary. Her latest pregnancy was the result of artificial insemination using both donated sperm and eggs. Scroll down for video . Annegret Raunigk, a primary school teacher from Berlin, will create medical history when she becomes the oldest mother of four in a single birth in the world . Ms Raunigk, who is in the 21st week of her pregnancy, said she was ‘shocked’ when an ultrasound scan showed she was carrying quadruplets. Her gynaecologist initially mentioned the possibility of a 'selective reduction', where one or more fetuses is aborted in a multi-fetal pregnancy, but she declined. But the English and Russian teacher, who is due to retire this year, said she decided to have the babies as she was ‘still quite fit’ and capable of looking after them. She added: ‘I don’t think I will have any problems.’ Ms Raunigk, from Berlin, previously made headlines in Germany when she had her daughter Leila at the age of 55. Baby fame: Ms Raunigk, then 55, hit the headlines in Germany ten years ago, when she gave birth to her youngest child, Leila (pictured in 2005) She told German media that she does not worry about what her future will look like in five years time, with a teenage daughter and the young quadruplets, as she assumes she will 'stay healthy' Her 13 children – the oldest of whom is 44 – are by five different fathers, and Ms Raunigk has seven grandchildren. She defended her decisions to get pregnant later in life, saying: ‘I think one needs to decide for oneself and not listen too much to the opinions of others.’ At present, the oldest woman to have given birth to quads is Merryl Fudel, who was 55 at the time. The oldest woman ever to give birth is Indian Omkari Panwar, who was believed to be 70.

Annegret Raunigk, 65, from Berlin, is pregnant with quadruplets . Pregnant following artificial insemination using donated sperm and eggs . Refused 'selective reduction' abortion and will keep all four babies .

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Fulham will sound out Brentford manager Mark Warburton about taking over at Craven Cottage with owner Shahid Khan planning to release a budget of £20million to spend on new players. The Championship strugglers are deliberating over the future of Kit Symons who replaced Felix Magath in September but has won only one of his last eight games. Khan, a billionaire who also owns NFL franchise Jacksonville Jaguars in America, has given his new chief football officer Mike Rigg the power to choose Fulham's next manager and he is looking at different options despite a good personal relationship with Symons. Fulham will sound out Brentford manager Mark Warburton about taking over at Craven Cottage . Warburton's impressive record at west London rivals Brentford has made him a leading contender alongside Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy. Warburton got Brentford promoted from League One and they have been surprise play-off contenders in The Championship this season doing the league double over Fulham along the way. It has already been announced he will be leaving The Bees at the end of the season with QPR also interested in his services along with assistant David Weir. But Rangers, who have 14 players out of contract and face a huge fine if they are relegated, won't have the same spending power to offer Warburton as The Cottagers. Waburton (right) signals to his players during Brentford's 1-1 draw with Derby County on Saturday . Symons wants to be given the chance of signing his own players and having a full season at Craven Cottage with them, but recent results are going against him. Fulham are conscious of FPP rules and with parachute payments from the Premier League due to run out, they feel the next transfer window may be the last opportunity to spend big to get them back into the top flight. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce could also be a shock contender with Khan prepared to invest to get Fulham back in the Premier League. Allardyce's current deal at Upton Park runs out in the summer but he would like to stay in London. Meanwhile, FA Cup semi-finalists Aston Villa have joined West Brom in the chase for Wolves winger Bakary Sako who is a free agent at the end of the season. The Championship strugglers are deliberating over the future of Kit Symons (centre)

Fulham are planning to swoop for Brentford boss Mark Warburton . Owner Shahid Khan is planning for next season . Warburton has led Brentford to seventh in the Championship .

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Hillary Clinton imposed a blanket of secrecy on her movements at the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal and told aides they would be fired if she was seen, it is claimed. Mrs Clinton said that she wanted nobody to know when she was going to the pool apart from one usher who was to guide her there. There she would spend three and a half hours sitting on her own reading looking ‘heartbroken’, according to a new book. A new book has claimed that Hillary Clinton imposed a blanket of secrecy on her movements during the Monica Lewinsky scandal . The vivid account is written by Kate Andersen Brower, a former White House correspondent for Bloomberg News in ‘The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House.’ She tells how in the summer of 1998, a few days before Mr Clinton would admit to sex with former White House intern Miss Lewinsky, usher Worthington White was approached by Mrs Clinton. She told him that she wanted to go to the pool but that only he could see her - no other aides and no Secret Service. Mr White said that he told Mrs Clinton’s lead Secret Service agent: ‘If anybody sees her, or she sees anybody, I’m going to get fired, I know it. And you probably will too’. By the pool Mrs Clinton would spend three and a half hours sitting on her own reading looking ‘heartbroken, it is claimed . Mrs Clinton’s wish was granted and she took an elevator to the pool, spent the afternoon there and came back the same way, . Miss Brower writes that Mrs Clinton ‘turned to White, took his hands and squeezed them, looked him in the eye, and thanked him.’ The book also recounts how the Clintons did not trust the old fashioned White House telephone system and felt too many people could listen in - so had it completely rewired . Miss Brower writes: ‘They had all the White House phones changed over to interior circuitry so that if the first lady was in the bedroom and the president was in the study, she could ring him from room to room without going through the operator’. Such upheaval did not go down well with staff and according to James W.F. ‘Skip’ Allen, an usher from 1979 to 2004, the Clintons were ‘about the most paranoid people I’d ever seen in my life’. The disclosure sheds new light on the row over Mrs Clinton’s use of a private email account and her own personal server whilst Secretary of State. It could harm her chances in the race for the Presidency in 2016 - she is expected to announce her candidacy this month. A new poll has found that Mrs Clinton’s approval ratings have slipped since the scandal broke and she is two points behind former Florida governor Jeb Bush, her likely opponent. Bill Clinton admitted in the summer of 1998 that he was having sex with former White House intern Miss Lewinsky (pictured)

Former first lady told White House usher she wanted to see him alone . New book makes claims she spent hours reading and looking 'heartbroken' President Bill Clinton admitted to affair with Monica Lewinsky that year . Account is by former White House correspondent for Bloomberg News .

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David Cameron today announced plans to give millions of workers three days paid leave a year to do volunteer work. The Prime Minister said he will amend the Working Times regulations so for three days people can volunteer or serve as a school governor, and get paid in addition to their 28 days of paid holiday. But business leaders criticised the move as heavy-handed government intervention', amid doubts about how the policy would be paid for. Scroll down for video . Happy handshake: The Prime Minister met staff and volunteers at the Age UK Day Centre in Plymouth today . Prime Minister David Cameron's Big Society good deeds scheme will only affect firms with 250 or more staff . The policy will apply to workers at firms with at least 250 staff - an estimated 10 million in the private sector and five million in the public sector. Volunteers would be able to take the time to volunteer in a block or flexibly. Announcing the policy Mr Cameron said: 'This election is about building a better future for our children and grandchildren. The foundation stone of that better future is our economic security. But Conservatives know the society we build on top of that is just as important too. 'This is the clearest demonstration of the Big Society in action - and I'm proud it's a Conservative government that will deliver it.' But Simon Walker, director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD), criticised the announcement, saying the policy did not appear to have been thought through. 'Many, many businesses are already highly engaged in their local community and with charitable causes, and the IoD thoroughly supports them. Passing a law to compel firms to pay their staff to volunteer for charity is hardly in keeping with the spirit of philanthropy. 'Businesses should support their staff if they want to volunteer, but the architects of this idea cannot pretend that forcing firms to give an additional three days of paid leave will do anything other than add costs. Time off for charity work and volunteering is a matter for managers and employees to discuss between themselves, not a target for heavy-handed government intervention. 'This announcement not only undermines the Tory record on reducing business regulation, it also puts additional pressure on public sector employers, and ultimately the taxpayer. Frankly, the essence of volunteering is that it is voluntary. The IoD would welcome proposals to incentivise and make it easier for companies to facilitate volunteering, but it has to be a choice.' Mr Cameron's plan will affect around 15 million workers across Great Britain in private and public sectors . Survival expert and Television star Bear Grylls said that he supports Mr Cameron's volunteering scheme . The plan was praised by the chairman of BT Mike Rake. He said: 'Corporate volunteering is a triple win - a win for the community, a win for individuals doing the volunteering, and a win for companies.' Survival expert and TV star Bear Grylls also lent Mr Cameron his support for the scheme. 'Any initiative that encourages people to volunteer is good news,' he said. 'All of us struggle to find extra time and that's why to have firm government support that enables millions to volunteer is a huge step forward towards building solid communities all around the UK.' However, just hours after Cameron's announcement, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said companies would not be forced to organise paid time-off for their employees, suggesting the policy would be unworkable. 'Nobody is forcing anybody to volunteer and no one is forcing companies to organise this volunteering if it causes problems to the company,' Mr Pickles told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. He added there would need to be 'a bit of give and take' with the Prime Minister's plan. The Communities Secretary insisted it would not add to costs in the NHS, with potential gaps having to be filled by extra agency workers. 'We're talking about three days and it would be worked out according to patterns of work and it will be worked out to ensure that it doesn't cause inconvenience to the health service,' he said. The former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said Mr Pickles had given a 'car crash' interview. He tweeted: 'If yesterday's Michael Fallon interview was a car crash, Eric Pickles just caused a motorway pile-up #r4today.' Mr Pickles suggested companies would not be forced to give staff days-off for volunteering under the plan . Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott offered his view on Pickles' interview on the Today programme . The Labour party raised concerns about the cost of the policy. Shadow minister Lisa Nandy said: 'This is a re-announcement from David Cameron that has unravelled before it's even been made. 'Giving every public servant three extra days off could cost millions of pounds but there's no sense of how it will be paid for. If just half of public sector workers took this up it would be the time equivalent of around 2,000 nurses, 800 police and almost 3,000 teachers.'

Prime Minister announced plan to amend Working Times regulations . Mr Cameron wants workers to have three paid days off to do good deeds . He described announcement as demonstration of the Big Society in action . Immediately afterwards Eric Pickles suggested it wouldn't be enforced . John Prescott described Mr Pickles' interview as a 'car-crash'

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The search for a two-metre South American boa constrictor, on the loose after police mistakenly believed it was a harmless Australian python and set it free, has been called off. The bizarre search began on Queensland's Gold Coast as authorities tried to locate the reptile which could pose a threat to local wildlife and even people's pet cats and dogs. Snake catcher Tony Harrison warned that if the large-predatory boa has Inclusion Body Disease 'it can be unbelievably contagious if that gets loose in Australia'. Mr Harrison told Daily Mail Australia: 'Police should have called the snake catchers and we'd have euthanised it. That was very silly of them.' But Biosecurity Queensland officials have now given up looking for the snake and authorities will instead put up a warning sign. The notice will reportedly tell dog owners and small children to 'watch out', the Gold Coast Bulletin reports. Scroll down for video . Queensland Police found the snake at the base of a tree on a footpath (pictured) in Surfers Paradise and then released it into the wild . Queensland Police say officers were called to The Esplanade at Surfers Paradise on or about March 26, to respond to reports of a large snake spotted at the base of a tree on a footpath. The officers released the reptile into bushland at the Southport Spit, sparking an operation by Biosecurity Queensland officers who say the snake isn't a harmless python after all. Mr Harrison believes the snake - likely to be an illegal import that was kept as a pet - will be found 'within a month' but there are fears if the boa is pregnant there could then be up to 30 live young on the loose. The reptile which could pose a threat to local wildlife and even people's pet cats and dogs (stock photo) South American boa constrictors have varying patterns of cream, brown, tan, gray, and black with ovals and diamonds . 'They can eat up to three times their girth, no more or less than pythons and including a cat or small dog, but the biggest problem is if it was going to give birth,' Mr Harrison warned. Biosecurity Queensland was working with the Gold Coast City Council in a bid to find the snake. 'Police originally caught it in a sheet after spotting it under a tree in Surfers Paradise before they released it in bushland at The Spit,' a spokesman said. 'They say they captured the snake when it started moving towards people.' South American boa constrictors are pinkish or tan in colour and have varying patterns of cream, brown, tan, gray, and black with ovals and diamonds.

The boa constrictor is still on the loose on Queensland's Gold Coast . Police released it into the wild because they thought it was a python . The South American snake poses a biosecurity hazard . Snake catcher Tony Harrison said it was probably imported illegally . Fears that if the snake is pregnant up to 30 live young could also be loose .

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Manchester City's FA Cup-winning goalkeeper, Harry Dowd, has died, aged 76. Dowd, a member of the side who beat Leicester City 1-0 at Wembley in 1969, played 181 games in nine years at Maine Road. The Salford-born keeper once famously scored for City, against Bury, after switching to centre forward in a game in 1964, having broken his thumb. Harry Dowd (third from right) celebrates after Manchester City win the FA Cup at Wembley in 1969 . He joined the club as an amateur at the age of 20 in 1958 and carried on working as a plumber after turning professional two years later. Former City player Fred Eyre paid tribute to Dowd, praising the popular stopper. 'Harry was one of the most popular at the club, we all used to love Harry,' said Eyre. 'He was a great goalkeeper.' 'When we had training he would come over and train with the team, and then afterwards he would go straight back to work.' Dowd was succeeded at City by Joe Corrigan but continued playing at Stoke City before ending his career at Oldham Athletic in 1974. Dowd was a talented goalkeeper who continued working as a plumber throughout his professional career .

Harry Dowd played a key role in FA Cup triumph over Leicester City . Dowd continued working as a plumber during his professional career . The former keeper scored for City, playing outfield after breaking his thumb .

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A 45-year-old NBA fan has become a celebrity in her own right for her enthusiastic air bongo-playing skills. It's been a longtime tradition for the Conga to play during Memphis Grizzlies games with cartoon bongos appearing on the giant court TV screen. Spectators are then filmed attempting to play the imaginary drums but one competitor who continues to turn heads is mother-of-two, Malenda Meacham. At a recent game, the basketball-loving attorney was filmed unleashing her percussion skills. Getting into the groove: A 45-year-old NBA fan has become a celebrity in her own right for her enthusiastic air bongo-playing skills . Smile for the camera: It's been a longtime tradition for the Conga to play during Memphis Grizzlies games with cartoon bongos appearing on the giant court TV screen . Footage shows her enthusiastically flailing her arms in the air while swinging her head around. Others who attempt to mimic her act lack the same passion. Meacham previously told the I Love Memphis blog that she likes to drink coffee before playing the air bongos so she can give it her all. Over the years she has become known as the Bongo Lady with thousands of followers on social media. Caught on camera: Spectators are often filmed attempting to play the imaginary drums but one competitor who continues to turn heads is mother-of-two, Malenda Meacham . Dressed to impress: Over the years she has become known as the Bongo Lady with thousands of followers on social media -she even has a basketball jersey with her nickname emblazoned on the back . She even has a basketball jersey with her nickname emblazoned on the back. She says her children are a little embarrassed about her drumming antics but sometimes her 16-year-old daughter joins in by playing the maracas. Meacham has been a Memphis Grizzlies season-ticket holder for the past seven years. Last year she was named NBA TV's Fan of the Year for her numerous air bongo performances. 'I like to think that I play enthusiastically and with aplomb.' Meacham concluded in an interview with the New York Times.

It's been a longtime tradition for the Conga to play during Memphis Grizzlies games with cartoon bongos appearing on the court TV screen . Spectators are then filmed attempting to play the imaginary drums . But one competitor who continues to turn heads is mother-of-two and attorney, Malenda Meacham . She says she likes to drink coffee before playing the air bongos so she can give it her all .

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A schoolboy with a rare illness which means he is allergic to sunlight has been racially abused in the street because of the brown suncream he has to wear. James Creag, 11, is so sick of being taunted that he has stopped putting on the special cream - meaning that it is not safe for him to go outside. He suffers from the condition Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, whose victims are nicknamed 'real-life vampires' because their skin cannot be exposed to direct sunlight. James Creag must use the special brown suncream (pictured) as he suffers from a rare sunlight allergy . He suffers from the condition Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, which means he suffers from terrible sunburn (pictured) when exposed to sunlight . James, from Salford in Greater Manchester, was given Dundee Reflective Sunscreen, a thick brown paste which blocks out the light. But when strangers shouted out abuse such as 'chocolate face' and 'you're coloured' because of his unusual appearance, he refused to wear it any more. His mother Claire, 34, said: 'When he had the cream on he was called names - the kind of names a racist would say. I don't know why. 'It was either ignorance or evilness. People think he's different so they taunted him. It's so cruel. I hate that people take the mickey out of him. 'The cream was meant to protect him but he's stopped wearing it now.' The unfortunate schoolboy has to wear a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and gloves in all weather so he is not harmed by the sun, which would be like having 'boiling water poured on him'. However, his condition can also can flare up when he is inside, so his parents have installed specially dimmed windows to block out the sun's rays. 'His school got new lightbulbs in October,' Mrs Creag said. 'Immediately he started getting pins and needles and his body swelled up. He was in agony, I was so worried. 'It turned out he was suffering a reaction to the new daylight bulb lights. The school put a special coating over them and now he is lots better. Family: James with his mother Claire and younger sister Grace, who does not have the condition . EPP occurs when there is a build-up of a chemical called protoporphyrin in the blood. The skin is more sensitive to longer ultraviolet wavelengths (UVA) and to visible light. It is caused by a shortage of an enzyme in the body that normally converts the protoporphyrin into a substance called haem. As a result of this enzyme deficiency, protoporphyrin levels build up in the blood. As . blood passes through the skin, the protoporphyrin absorbs the energy . from sunlight and this sets off a chemical reaction that can slightly . damage surrounding tissues. The . nerve endings in the skin interpret this as itching or burning pain, . and if the blood vessels are affected, they can leak fluid, causing . swelling. The condition is hereditary and symptoms include developing tingling, itching and burning when exposed to sunlight. There is currently no cure. Source: British Skin Foundation . She added: 'He was first diagnosed when he was two. He was playing football in the garden with my husband, Daniel. 'But after half an hour outside, they came running towards me, James screaming. He said his hands hurt. They had swollen up so much they looked like boxing gloves. 'I put them under the cold tap and looked at him. His skin was red hot and burning. It was far worse than sunburn - his hands were three times the size.' The family visited their GP, who suggested that James might be allergic to grass. 'He was given steroid tablets to help with the swelling and we were sent away,' his mother said. 'But it kept happening and I took James to the doctors three times that week. 'Painkillers and allergy tablets didn't help. Every time he was outside, any exposed skin became red raw, his face and hands would swell up. He would scream in pain and no sun cream made any difference.' Eventually he was referred to hospital and diagnosed with the rare condition. 'We were told to wrap him up and use the special cream,' Mrs Creag added. 'So, even if it's overcast, James still wears a hat, scarf and gloves to cover every inch of his skin. The Dundee cream is so important.' She spoke of her joy at discovering that her daughter Grace had not inherited the illness despite the genetic risks - and paid tribute to James for his bravery. 'Even after all he's been through James is brilliant,' Mrs Creag said. 'He is your typical 11-year-old lad. Even when he is flaring up, he just shrugs his shoulders. I admire him. 'He always wears a hat too He just puts up with it though. He’s so brave and doesn’t let it get him down. Even though other kids can play football in the sunshine.' Mrs Creag continued: 'Doctors said his EPP was an inherited condition. Daniel had a variant gene, I had a mutant gene. So when I fell pregnant with Grace I was terrified she’d be born with EPP too. 'Luckily she wasn't.'

James Creag suffers from rare condition Erythropoietic Protoporphyria . He wears a thick brown sunscream to block out harmful rays which would leave him in agony . But after strangers taunted him with racist abuse he stopped using it .

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A man arrested by police investigating the disappearance and suspected murder of chef Claudia Lawrence has been released from bail. Pub landlord Paul Harris was arrested last July on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. North Yorkshire Police said the 47-year-old man had been released from his bail conditions after he provided information to detectives which has progressed the investigation. Missing chef: Claudia Lawrence (left) was 35 when she disappeared in North Yorkshire in March 2009. Pub landlord Paul Harris (right) was arrested last July on suspicion of perverting the course of justice . Miss Lawrence, who was 35 when she disappeared, was last seen on March 18, 2009. She was reported missing by her father after concerns were raised when she failed to turn up for her 6am shift at the University of York. Detectives began reviewing the case in 2013 and have since carried out a number of searches, including a detailed re-examination of Miss Lawrence's home, in the Heworth area of York, and a fingertip search of an alleyway that leads to the rear of the house. A man, in his 50s and from the York area, was arrested last month on suspicion of the chef's murder. He was later released on bail. A 60-year-old man was arrested last year in connection with her disappearance and suspected murder but was later released without charge. Father and daughter: Miss Lawrence (right) was reported missing by her father Peter (left) after concerns were raised when she failed to turn up for her 6am shift at the University of York . Probe: Detectives have carried out a number of searches, including a detailed re-examination of Miss Lawrence's home, in Heworth, York, and a fingertip search of an alleyway that leads to the rear of the house . Detective Superintendent Dai Malyn, the senior investigating officer, said: ‘Our investigation into the disappearance and suspected murder of Claudia Lawrence continues to focus on key lines of inquiry that the ongoing review is identifying. ‘People should also be reminded that any arrest we make must be based on evidence, be that from witnesses, forensic examinations and/or on the basis of other information we gather. ‘I am convinced the breakthrough in the investigation will be from this relentless pursuit for the truth.' A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the decision to release the 47-year-old man from his bail conditions had been made following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service. The spokesman said information provided by him had clarified certain issues. Anyone with information that could assist the probe is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org . 2009 . March 18 . 5.57am - Miss Lawrence is captured on CCTV arriving for work at the University of York's Goodricke College . 2.31pm - The chef leaves work to walk the three miles to her home on Heworth Road. A female colleague sees her as she drives past in her car and gives her a lift, dropping her off outside her house . 3.05pm - The last sighting of Miss Lawrence as she walks back to her house. 8.10pm - Miss Lawrence has a telephone conversation with her father, Peter, and then another with her mother, Joan . 8.23pm - She sends a text message to a friend . 9.12pm - Miss Lawrence receives a text on her mobile phone but it is not known if she read the message . March 19 . 6am - Miss Lawrence fails to arrive for her shift at work . April 24 . Detectives say they are treating Miss Lawrence's disappearance as a suspected murder . 2010 . March 18 . Police reveal Ms Lawrence spent the night with a mystery boyfriend just two days before she went missing. It was 'critical' they spoke to the man, a detective adds . May 25 . Police confirm they have spent two days searching a house about ten miles from Claudia's home as a result of a 'recent development' July 29 . Police confirm they are scaling back the number of officers dedicated to the inquiry . 2011 . March 18 . On the second anniversary of Miss Lawrence's disappearance, Detective Superintendent Ray Galloway reveals that he could have 'potentially' spoken to her killer . 2012 . March 16 . Peter Lawrence speaks of his daily pain over his daughter's disappearance and makes a plea for anyone who may still harbour a sense of 'misguided loyalty' to come forward and help with the police investigation . 2013 . October 29 . Police announce that a new forensic search of Miss Lawrence's home is to begin as they launch a fresh review of the case . 2014 . March 17 . Mr Lawrence, speaking ahead of the fifth anniversary of his daughter's disappearance, says not knowing what happened to his daughter five years after she disappeared is like a 'cancer' eating away at him . March 19 . Police say a new forensic examination of Claudia's house has uncovered the fingerprints of people who still have not come forward five years after she disappeared. They say they are seeking to trace two men and two vehicles seen near her home . May 13 . A 59-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder by detectives investigating the disappearance, and later released without charge . July 23 . Pub landlord Paul Harris, then 46, is arrested on suspicion on perverting the course of justice . 2015 . March 23 . A 59-year-old father-of-two from the York area is arrested on suspicion of murdering Miss Lawrence and released on bail the next day . April 14 . Mr Harris - now aged 47 - is released from bail after providing information to detectives which has progressed the investigation, police say . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

47-year-old arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice . Released from bail conditions almost a year after his arrest last July . Police say he provided details which have progressed investigation . Miss Lawrence was reported missing by her father in York in 2009 .

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Raheem Sterling has prompted new concerns over smoking after fresh pictures emerged of him holding a shisha pipe – this time joined by his teenage Liverpool team-mate Jordon Ibe. The pictures, believed to have been taken in a London bar earlier this season, show the young stars sat together and both are holding shisha pipes. Casually dressed, the pair are sat on a sofa in front of a table with shisha pipes, cans of fizzy Fanta orange and a portable music speaker. Sterling, who is considering his future at Liverpool, and Ibe are considered as the two brightest stars to emerge at the club as they battle to stay among the Barclays Premier League pacesetters. Liverpool players Raheem Sterling and Jordon Ibe have been pictured smoking a shisha pipe . This is the second time Sterling has been pictured smoking from a shisha pipe in the past few days . The pictures will heap further embarrassment on Liverpool after other recent revelations involving Sterling . Sterling on his feet holding a shisha pipe . Sterling, 20, is battling controversy after the first picture, revealed on Sunday, showed him smoking a shisha pipe. A video then emerged showing him passing out after inhaling nitrous oxide – otherwise known as ‘laughing gas’ or ‘hippy crack’. The England international has been the subject of a club probe into why he was taking the legal high. But the sight of 19-year-old starlet Ibe, who has made his breakthrough into the Liverpool first team this season, will cause even more concern with club officials, who have declined to comment on the latest pictures. Sterling's representative also refused to comment. Ibe, wearing a red hoodie and ripped black jeans, is pictured holding a shisha pipe. He is sitting next to Sterling, who is wearing a tight white v-neck t-shirt and blue jeans, on the sofa. The pair can be seen smiling and joking as they hold on to the pipes in the bar. Liverpool will be anxious that Sterling does not further damage his public image after a tempestuous period, in which he has become involved in a contract stand-off with the club. He was heckled at the launch of the club’s new kit last week, while a pocket of supporters chanted ‘Raheem Sterling, your agent’s a c***’ during the 2-0 win over Newcastle on Monday night, in which Sterling scored the opening goal. Sterling has turned down a deal worth around £100,000 per week and does not want to resume negotiations until the end of the season. He infuriated Liverpool when he gave an interview to the BBC — without permission — to talk about his contract stand-off and why he did not want to be perceived as a ‘greedy 20-year-old’. Asked on Monday if he will be reminding Sterling of his responsibilities, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said: ‘I will do. He’s a young kid who has been in the spotlight now so he knows the demands of being a top class professional — it’s not just on the field it’s off the field, but I will speak with him on it and we’ll move on.’ The players, wearing casual clothing, inhale from the lit shisha pipe (bottom right) It appears that the two players have a shisha pipe apiece and are also drinking Fanta . Shisha is a water pipe in which flavoured tobacco is roasted with charcoal. The tobacco smoke passes through a water chamber and is inhaled deeply and slowly. The flavoured tobacco smells sweet, making it an enjoyable and relaxing experience, according to enthusiasts. Despite the smoke passing through water, all the risks of smoking a regular cigarette are present – including respiratory and heart diseases, as well as cancer. During an hour-long Shisha smoking session, it has been estimated the smoke inhaled is the equivalent of between 100 and 200 cigarettes. Ibe is seen as a potential star at Anfield after he announced his talent with a sensational display in February’s Merseyside derby draw at Everton. He had spent the past six weeks on the sidelines with a knee injury but returned to the starting line-up during Monday's 2-0 win over Newcastle. The injury has delayed him signing a new contract with the club, although that is expected to be a formality. Shisha pipes are used to smoke fruit-flavoured tobacco, which is burned on hot coals, through a long tube. They are commonly used in the Middle East. It is said that one single shisha session is equal to smoking around 200 cigarettes, which calls into question the professionalism of any athlete using the pipe. The British Heart Foundation website it clearly states: ‘Like cigarettes [shisha] contains nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and heavy metals, such as arsenic and lead.' Sterling, who has 14 caps for England, was pictured on a social media site with the picture captioned ‘1 down 3 to go’, suggesting he did not just take a single drag on the pipe. In February, Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere faced criticism after he was pictured with a shisha pipe on a night out while recovering from ankle surgery. But the Arsenal star, who has previously been pictured smoking cigarettes, was defended by England manager Roy Hodgson who said he'd tried the Middle Eastern pipe himself and did not think it was a problem. Sterling was pictured on social media whilst smoking a shisha pipe in a story published over the weekend . Sterling was also filmed apparently inhaling nitrous oxide - known as 'hippy crack' Sterling celebrates after scoring Liverpool's opening goal in Monday night's 2-0 win over Newcastle United . Sterling celebrates with Ibe after scoring in Monday night's Premier League match at Anfield . In the video footage, Sterling is seen sucking on an orange balloon then laughing and giggling before he asks one of his friends to give him another hit. When the camera pans back to the 20-year-old, he is either unconscious or has fallen asleep. It is claimed that the video, obtained by The Sun, was taken at his home in Southport in the days before a game. Sportsmail contacted Sterling’s agent, Aidy Ward, on Monday night. He refused to comment on the story but did not deny that it was his client. Sportsmail columnist and former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher said: ‘In years to come he’ll look back over this period now as a massive learning curve. When you’re a 20-year-old kid, you make mistakes. I did, I’m sure we all do. It’s just important that he learns from it because Raheem Sterling needs to be on the back pages, not the front pages and that’s a problem for him in these last few months.’ Ibe pictured during Monday night's win over Newcastle, which kept Liverpool in the top four chase . Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was due to speak to Sterling to remind him of his responsibilities . Players' union chief Bobby Barnes called for understanding after Sterling 'made a mistake'. He said: 'Nobody would condone the use of these types of substances whether legal or otherwise as footballers are seen as role models. It does send a message to young people that if it's good enough for footballers then it's good enough for them and that is not desirable. 'But you have to bear in mind that we ask an awful lot of young players growing up in the public eye. Many of us look back at things we have done in our teens and early 20s and wish we hadn't done them. 'He's made a mistake and people are human. I am sure this will be a minor blip on his path to a fantastic career.’ Nitrous oxide starves the brain of oxygen and makes users feel light-headed and dizzy. It has been nicknamed ‘laughing gas’ due to the euphoric and relaxed feeling people who inhale it can sometimes feel. Official figures show 460,000 16-24 year-olds took it last year. It has been the cause of 17 deaths since 2006. Tottenham defender Kyle Walker was pictured inhaling a balloon in 2013, while last year Saido Berahino was pictured doing it at the wheel of his Range Rover.

New pictures show Raheem Sterling and Jordon Ibe with shisha pipes . The Liverpool pair are dressed in casual clothing and have a pipe each . Pictures emerged last week of Liverpool star Sterling smoking shisha . Footage also emerged of him inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon . The pictures create a fresh problem for Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers .

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In the end it took a searching ball from the cultured boot of Andrea Pirlo to settle this tie, a 70-yard pass that caught out Ricardo Carvalho for pace. This was far from a masterful performance by the Juventus midfielder, but he was entitled to ease himself in to this Champions League tie. Pirlo had, after all, been out for seven weeks with a calf injury before he was called upon to start this quarter-final tie. His 57th-minute pass, which sailed over the heads of the players in both teams towards the target of Alvaro Morata, led to the controversial moment when Czech referee Pavel Kralovec awarded a penalty. Carvalho, who had been immense alongside Aymen Abdennour in the heart of the Monaco defence, collided with the Juventus forward as he made his way towards goal. Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal steps up to score from the spot against Monaco in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg . Monaco defenders Fabinho (left) and Andrea Raggi watch on as Vidal strikes home a penalty to give Juventus the lead in the second half . Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic can only watch on as Vidal sends him the wrong way and puts the ball into the top corner . The Chile international lets out a roar after giving his side the lead from the spot as goalkeeper Subasic looks on at the Juventus Stadium . Vidal celebrates and punches the air as Juventus gained the advantage against Ligue 1 side Monaco on Tuesday night . Juventus fans are rapturous as the team celebrate having taken the lead on 57 minutes after Ricardo Carvalho gave away the penalty . Ricardo Carvalho keeps his eye on the ball but trips Alvaro Morata to give away a penalty - initial contact was seemingly outside of the area . Referee Pavel Kralovec pointed to the penalty spot after Carvalho and Morata crashed to the ground inside the area . Juventus forward Carlos Tevez, pictured with Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour (left), showed off his impressive body art at full-time . JUVENTUS: Buffon 7; Lichsteiner 6, Bonucci 6.5, Chiellini 7, Evra 6.5; Vidal 6, Pirlo 6 (Barzagli 74, 6), Marchisio 6; Tevez 7, Pereyra 7 (Sturaro, 87), Morata 6 (Matri, 83). Substitutes: Storari, Pepe, Llorente, Padoin. Scorer: Vidal (pen), 57 . Manager - Massimiliano Allegri: 6.5 . MONACO: Subasic 7; Raggi 6 (Berbatov 71), Carvalho 7, Abdennour 7.5, Kurzawa 6.5; Joao Moutinho 7, Fabinho 6, Kondogbia 6.5; Dirar 6.5 (Silva 51, 6), Martial 7 (Matheus Carvalho, 87), Ferreira-Carrasco 7. Substitutes: Stekelenburg, Wallace, Germain, Elderson. Booked: Carvalho. Manager - Leonardo Jardim: 6.5 . Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech) 5 . Man of the match: Abdennour . Arturo Vidal settled it from the spot, putting Juve into a lead that they will need to defend when they travel to Stade Louis II for the second leg of this quarter-final next Wednesday. It is far from over. Juve’s coach Massimiliano Allegri knows that, saving the legs of Pirlo by replacing him with the defensive mind of Andrea Barzagli a few minutes after Vidal’s opener. This team, who have set the pace all season in Serie A and are 12 points clear of their nearest rivals Lazio, were a touch disappointing in this first leg. Carlos Tevez, who has scored six goals in the Champions League, dropped off in search of the ball in to feet from Pirlo, but this was not his night. Alongside him Roberto Pereyra faded after a bright opening and Morata’s contribition was the incident which led to Juventus being awarded their penalty. Before that Pirlo had patrolled the centre of Juve’s midfield with his usual classy touches, prodding around without being able to influence the tie in a way that he would have wanted. Even so they failed to score in the opening 45 minutes because Vidal, usually so dependable in this Juve team, could not find the target. Everything was wayward, earning a deserved rebuke from Tevez when he screwed wildly over the crossbar of Monaco keeper Danijel Subasic. Pirlo gave him the eyes after he missed another chance, streaking down the left before his right foot shot flew into the stands. In many way this was a subdued Juve performance, falling short of the standards they set when they beat Borussia Dortmund 5-1 on aggregate in the second round. Expectations have been raised. They would dearly love to reach another final, to win the Europen Cup for the third time in their history, but it will take something special to beat the best teams left in the tournament after the second legs are played next week. There is no guarantee they will survive the second leg because Leonardo Jardim’ s team are an adventurous bunch, playing without fear after their fine run in the competition. They had chances here, notably from Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco, the man who scored Monaco’s third goal at the Emirates on that memorable night in the previous round. Monaco midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia blocks an effort at goal from Juventus forward Tevez on the edge of the area . Monaco frontman Yannick Ferreira Carrasco fires the ball towards goal past Juventus defender Patrice Evra during Tuesday night's clash . Juventus pair Giorgio Chiellini and Vidal lose out to Monaco forward Anthony Martial in an aerial duel . Monaco wideman Nabil Dirar gets the better of Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo during the quarter-final first leg clash in Turin . Monaco forward Anthony Martial and Juventus' Chile international Arturo Vidal do battle for the ball midway through the first half . This time he had the formidable figure of Gianluigi Buffon to beat and failed to take the chances created for him in the tenth and 12th minute. After that Monaco sat back, allowing Tevez space at the back post to draw a save from Subasic and giving left-back Patrice Evra scope to maraud down the flank. Ultimately this tie was decided from the penalty spot, a complex and strange decision that was made after a long pause by the Czech match official. Vidal took the chance, but Pirlo was the undisputed match-winner. Andrea Pirlo patrolled the Juventus midfield having been sidelined for seven weeks through injury - click HERE for our brilliant Match Zone . Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini pushes Monaco's Martial off the ball to regain possession for the home team . Stephane Lichsteiner (right) and Claudio Marchisio gang up on Monaco frontman Ferreira-Carassco in a bid to dispossess the Belgian . Monaco's Portugal international Joao Moutinho gets the better of Pirlo in the air at the Juventus Stadium . Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi looks on with clenched fists after making a save for the Serie A champions on Tuesday evening . Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri gives his side instructions from the touchline during the Champions League tie against Monaco . The two sides line up on the Juventus Stadium pitch ahead of kick-off before Tuesday's Champions League clash in Italy .

Arturo Vidal scored from the spot to give Juventus the advantage against Monaco in quarter-final tie . The Chile international converted from the spot after Monaco defender Ricardo Carvalho fouled Alvaro Morata . The initial contact from Carvalho on Spanish striker Morata appeared to come from outside of the area .

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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)The flag is crude, handmade, but the message is clear -- allegiance to ISIS in Afghanistan. And the timing -- with America withdrawing, the Taliban fractured, young men disillusioned and angry -- could not be worse. A group of fighters in Afghanistan agreed to be filmed by a CNN cameraman parading their ISIS flags in a valley not far to the south of Kabul, the Afghan capital. They are the first images of their kind shot by western media inside Afghanistan. The rise of ISIS is an issue that the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, has termed a "terrible threat." U.S. officials CNN has spoken to have voiced their concern about the potential for an ISIS presence. One U.S. military officer said the militants currently have limited capability but are trying to recruit disillusioned Taliban in several areas around the country's east and south. "There has been some very small numbers of recruitment that has happened," Colonel J B Vowell, told CNN. "You have disaffected Taliban who are losing politically and some of the younger, newer fighters are moving to that camp. It doesn't mean it's operationally better. We are concerned about it -- resources, weapons, capabilities. (But) I don't see an operational effect." In the valley, the men display their weapons, and practice high kicks. They are a little breathless at altitude, a little clumsy. They are all masked, all in military-style uniforms. Our cameraman described how locals seemed to keep their distance from them. It is often said that rivalry between the nascent ISIS presence and the Taliban, who remain the big guns in Afghanistan, is fierce enough to mean the ISIS fighters could be killed for brandishing the flag. But it is fatigue with the Taliban that appears to have provided fertile ground for their rise. One of them told CNN: "We established contacts with IS (another acronym for the group) through a friend who is in Helmand (in southern Afghanistan). "He called us, saying: 'the IS people have come to Afghanistan -- let's join them.' Then we joined them and pledged allegiance to them." Our cameraman wasn't allowed to film the satellite phones they say they use to talk to Iraq and Syria. They said they were religious students and deny any former association with the Taliban. They said that at night they go into nearby villages to try and find yet more recruits. They watch a mixture of online propaganda, old and new, on their smartphones. The fighter went on to explain that they were currently talking to the Taliban to determine whether they would work with or rival them. He added they are currently designating a new leader, after the supposed head of ISIS in Afghanistan, Abdul Rauf Khadim, was reportedly killed in a drone strike earlier in the year. For months, the Afghan government played down the threat of a looming ISIS presence in Afghanistan, yet during his recent trip to Washington, Ghani struck a different tone. "We are the front line. The terrorists neither recognize boundaries nor require passports to spread their message of hate and discord. From the west, Daesh is already sending advance guards to southern and western Afghanistan to push our vulnerabilities," he told U.S. Congress in late March, using the pejorative name used to describe the militants by many ISIS opponents in the region. There is some evidence to suggest that ISIS may already be operating in the country. A series of brutal attacks on civilian buses have baffled investigators in the past month. The first was in February, when 30 people from the Hazara ethnic group -- Shia Muslims -- were abducted from a bus near Zabul province in the south of the country. They have yet to return. Another hit three buses traveling in Wardak, central Afghanistan, killing 13 civilians including women and children. Suspicions have fallen on possible nascent ISIS cells as the Taliban have vehemently denied responsibility for the attacks. Khalil Andrabi, the police chief of Wardak told CNN of the bus attack: "I can't hundred percent say that they were IS, but their act was completely similar to what IS is doing in Syria (and) Iraq." Solid info on ISIS' whereabouts in the country is hard to come by. CNN spoke to local officials from five regions -- some emphasized the growing threat of the terror group, while others played it down. Zabul: MP Abdul Qader Qalatwal says: "People have seen foreigners from central Asian countries and Arab countries wearing black clothes and masks and having black flags in the districts of Khak Afghan and in parts of Arghandab." "Those foreigners are rich, even carrying U.S. dollars. They have weapons and vehicles. Some of them have even brought their families." Nangarhar: MP Esmatullah Shinwari says: "According to some reports, black flags have been seen in Nangarhar's Haska Mina district -- and a former Taliban local commander, Abdul Khaleq, is now claiming to be ISIS' representative in that district." Farah: Senator Haji Gul Ahmad Azimi says: "According to the reports I have received from local officials in Farah, a number of foreign fighters -- including women -- have been seen in the district of Khak Safid, wearing mostly black clothes, and some [with] the Arabic headscarf. They have good vehicles and they are rich [enough] to buy food or goods at local shops for twice the normal value." "They are said to live in the mountainous areas of the Khak Safid district in abandoned mud houses, and a month ago were rumored to be training in the area. I cannot 100% confirm they are ISIS, however." Wardak: MP Shir Wali Wardak says: "I don't think ISIS fighters from Syria and Iraq have come here to Afghanistan -- but hardcore Taliban members who have understood that the Taliban name is dying have changed the color of their flags from white to black in order to stay alive. I know that some black flags have been seen in Wardak province, raised by ex-Taliban fighters." Ghazni: Deputy Governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi says: "There are ex-Taliban fighters operating under the name of ISIS in Ghazni province at the moment who have changed their flag from white to black. There have been armed clashes between newly-converted ISIS (members) and Taliban fighters ... who should be in control of certain places." CNN's Masoud Popalzai contributed to this report.

A group of fighters in Afghanistan is filmed by a CNN cameraman parading ISIS flags . U.S. official: ISIS militants have "no military capability" at present, but are trying to recruit disillusioned Taliban in several areas . Rivalry between ISIS and the Taliban in Afghanistan is fierce enough to mean the ISIS fighters could be killed for brandishing the flag .

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A replica of the warship that carried France's Marquis de Lafayette to help American colonists in their war of independence sets sail for the United States on Saturday, symbolic of a historic moment that binds the two nations. Lafayette crossed the Atlantic on the original Hermione in 1780 to tell his friend George Washington, commander of the American insurgents against British imperial rule, that France was sending a strong military force to help them. The replica fired its cannons as it sailed up the French river Charente on Saturday to the military shipyards of Rochefort, where both vessels were built. French President Francois Hollande paid a brief visit to the warship, which was due to set sail later in the day. Scroll down for video . The replica of an 18th Century French navy frigate L'Hermione,set sail on its maiden voyage to the United States off the coast of Fouras, southwestern France on Saturday . The ship will leave towards the United States with several stopovers, including Philadelphia, New York and Boston. The real version carried France's Marquis de Lafayette to help American colonists in their war of independence . Lafayette crossed the Atlantic on the original Hermione in 1780 to tell his friend George Washington, commander of the American insurgents against British imperial rule. The replica is pictured on Saturday leaving Southwestern France . The new Hermione has been under construction since 1997 and cost 25 million euros ($27 million) to build. It will head for Yorktown, Virginia, where Lafayette and his forces played a critical part in a decisive battle against the British. 'I feel it's important that this boat is remembered as more than just a modern recreation, that it represents the historical boat as well,' said Adam Hodges-LeClaire, a U.S. citizen, history student and one of the 80-strong crew aboard the 1.2 tonne warship. Hodges-LeClaire had made his own period costume to wear during the voyage. The frigate is due to arrive in Yorktown on June 5 for a two-month tour of key locations in the American Revolution, including Annapolis, Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. A number of smaller boards surround the replica near Fouras, southwest France . French President Francois Hollande (right) and the captain of the Hermione, Yann Cariou attend the ceremony of departure of the frigate 'L'Hermione'. The French helped the Red Coats during the War of Independence . Hollande took a short trip on the boat before it left on it's voyage across the Atlantic . To the American independence movement of the time, Lafayette - whose full name was Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert de Motier de Lafayette - was 'our Marquis'. Although an aristocrat who persuaded King Louis XVI into sending military help to Washington's men, Lafayette also maintained a civic role after the king and much of the French nobility had been executed in France's own revolution, which began in 1789, less than a decade after his voyage. The two countries sealed their friendship almost a century after Lafayette's voyage with the 1876 inauguration of the Statue of Liberty at the entrance to New York harbour, a gift from the French people to commemorate the centenary of the declaration of independence. Since then, Franco-U.S. military and diplomatic relations have ebbed and flowed, hitting a recent low point when France opposed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. More recently, France resisted, then gave in to pressure from the United States, its NATO ally, to delay the delivery of a helicopter-carrying warship to Russia due to the Ukraine crisis. Fireworks crackle around the replica of the frigate Hermione, used to bring French troops and funds to American revolutionaries in 1780 . People watch as the replica of the historic vessel sails in the Charente Estuary in Fouras .

The Hermione carried France's Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1780 . Was sent to warn George Washington French troops were being sent . They were being deployed to help the revolutionaries defeat Red Coats . The replica set sail on Saturday for it's maiden voyage across the Atlantic .

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The girlfriend of a British man who bled to death in Thailand after injuring himself kicking a mirror in the bar where she works has denied having anything to do with the incident. Iain Mackay, 40, is believed to have argued with Nilobon Patty in a separate venue in Hua Hin, a resort some 125miles southwest of Bangkok, shortly before his death. Ms Patty, 35, also known as Patty Patrick, has been accused of 'indirectly causing his death' as seeing her with another man had angered Mr Mackay, but claims she has done nothing wrong. Tragic: Iain Mackay's Thai girlfriend Nilobon Patty, known as Patty Patrick, has denied any involvement in the death of the 40-year-old Scot . According to Ms Patty, the couple had been seeing each other for three years, but that Mr Mackay ended their relationship last month as his work overseas prevented him from settling down with her. She claims she was not with another man, but out with friends, when an 'obviously drunk' Mr Mackay appeared in the bar around 1am. Tragic: Mr Mackay, 40, allegedly got into a fight after discovering Ms Patty talking to another man . Ms Patty claims Mr Mackay, from Stornoway, Scotland, shouted at her, accused her of laughing at him, after which she decided to go home. Police informed her of Mr Mackay's incident in her place of work the next day, she told The Daily Record. 'I was told that Iain had gone there at 3am looking for me and I wasn't there,' she told the paper. 'People have been phoning me and making threats and saying I should leave Hua Hin. But I have done nothing wrong,' 'I don't know why anyone would say that I had anything to do with Iain's death. That is not true. It was just a terrible accident.' Thai police said Mr Mackay was in a rage when he cut himself with a piece of glass at a pool bar near to the venue where he had spotted Ms Patty and the mystery man. Friends of Mr Mackay say that had posted links to his Ms Patty's Facebook page on the evening of his incident which showed her pictured with another man. Onlookers called paramedics after he was found bleeding profusely at the pool shop but they were unable to save him. He later died in hospital. Officials said that no crime had been committed. Location: The resort where Mr Mackay died is in Hua Hin - a coastal city 125 miles south of Bangkok . Arguement: Mr Mackay bled to death after getting into a furious row at a bar in Hua Hin city . One friend said: 'Iain was obviously upset and referred to the woman who seemed to be his own girlfriend and a mystery man as lovers.' Mr Mackay, an underwater research specialist, is believed to have been employed by seismic research company Polarcus, which is based in Dubai. Sources at the company confirmed that Mr Mackay was on leave from his vessel and had told colleagues that he planned to spend his time off in Thailand. Thai officials said that Mr Mackay had died at 3pm on Saturday but relatives claim that they were told of his death on Friday. The Foreign Office also confirmed that Mr Mackay had died on Friday. A spokesman said: 'We can confirm the death of a British national in Hua Hin, Thailand, on April 3. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this sad time.'

Iain Mackay, 40, saw his Thai girlfriend talking to another man in a bar . Trio reportedly got into a furious argument at the coastal Hua Hin resort . Shortly afterwards Mr Mackay appeared in a nearby shop bleeding heavily . Was suffering injuries caused by shards of glass from a smashed mirror . Paramedics were called to the scene but he died in hospital hours later .

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West Ham wonderkid Reece Oxford pushed himself closer to a long-awaited first-team debut after scoring for the Under 21s against Manchester United. The 16-year-old, who has been on the bench for the senior side this season, scored with a header in the Hammers 3-2 defeat against the Red Devils on Tuesday night. The goal will push Oxford's claims for a senior debut before the end of the season. Reece Oxford, pictured here earlier in the season, has moved closer to a first-team debut for West Ham . Oxford scored for West Ham's under 21 team in their 3-2 defeat to Manchester United on Tuesday night . Oxford signed his first professional contract earlier this season, snubbing interest from all of the Premier League's big guns. The central defender, who has been likened to Rio Ferdinand, has tipped to be a future England international. Oxford regularly trains with the first team and is hopeful Sam Allardyce will give him his first team debut before the end of campaign.

Oxford scored for under 21 side in 3-2 loss to Man United on Tuesday . The goal will push 16-year-old's claim for a first-team debut . Centre-back has trained with West Ham first team this season . CLICK HERE for the latest West Ham United news .

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Police are investigating links between the Hatton Garden gems heist and a strikingly similar raid on a Berlin bank two years ago. German detectives have been ‘closely monitoring developments’ in the £60 million London case and are expected to make contact with Scotland Yard this week. In particular, they are keen to find out whether any DNA was recovered from the scene of the Easter weekend raid and, crucially, whether it matches forensic samples found in a tunnel used in a £8.3 million robbery at the Volksbank in Steglitz, Berlin, in January 2013. The culprits behind the Hatton Garden raid (pictured) may have carried out a similarly audacious burglary just two years earlier in Berlin, it has emerged . In a case which has strikingly similar traits to the £60m heist in London, thieves targeted 294 security vaults during a break-in at the Volksbank in Steglitz, Berlin, in January 2013 . There has been speculation that the London robbers – who stole jewels and cash from 72 boxes at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit centre – are from Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, it is believed the Volksbank raiders, who have never been caught, are Polish. One of the five-man gang left a book at the crime scene – a Polish translation of American Desperado, the autobiography of drug smuggler Jon Roberts. And wooden boards used for their 100ft tunnel were bought in Poland. Thomas Neuendorf, of Berlin Police, told The Mail on Sunday: ‘We are very interested in the case in England and I’m sure our investigators will get in touch… If DNA matching our samples is put into the Interpol database by Scotland Yard we will be immediately notified.’ Suspects caught on CCTV during the London heist were also dressed as construction workers - a tactic used in the Berlin raid . In a similar fashion to the German heist, the burglars timed their raid over the Easter bank holiday, entering after the premises emptied on Thursday night and leaving on Easter Sunday . In the German case, the gang spent almost a year building their tunnel before drilling through the bank’s 3ft-thick concrete walls. In London, the robbers used heavy-duty drills to bore holes into a reinforced 7ft-thick wall. In both cases, police are investigating the possibility of an insider helping the thieves. Scotland Yard declined to comment last night. Value of items taken, including jewels, said to be between £60m and £200m. Raid took place over three-day Easter weekend when workers had left building. 71 safety deposit boxes raided. Burglars used heavy duty drill to bore holes into a reinforced, two-metre-thick wall so they could gain access to boxes. Thieves dressed as workmen and gasmen. Police criticised after alarm ignored on Good Friday. Value of items taken, including diamonds, gold and silver, said to be £8.3m. Raid took place after thieves accessed the building while it was closed for the weekend. 294 security vaults broken into. Burglars also used drill to break through 3ft of concrete walls to break into the bank's strong room. The thieves disguised themselves as workmen. Security guards criticised after alarm went off two days before tunnel found.

Police investigating links between Hatton Garden heist and Berlin bank raid . German detectives expected to make contact with Scotland Yard this week . They are keen to find out whether any DNA was recovered from the scene .

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A cat who had been stuck in a wall at a Cairo train station for five years has been freed at last. Biso had squeezed into the hole in the wall at the Mohamed Naguib metro station as a kitten in 2010 - but then soon became to big to escape. He survived thanks to an elderly man named Uncle Abdo, who gave the trapped cat water and fed him scraps of food every day. Scroll down for video . Biso the cat, who was stuck behind a wall in a Cairo train station for five years, has finally been freed . The cat survived thanks to an elderly man called Uncle Abdo who fed him scraps of food every day . Now, the feline in finally free thanks to a social media campaign, according to the Cairo Post. Animal rights activist Mounira Shehata told the newspaper the smell when the wall was removed was 'heinous'. She said: 'It was like a tomb. There were black worms along four meters of the edge, where Uncle Abdo was able to put in food for Biso.' Uncle Abdo, who named the cat, said Biso would regularly hide from bigger cats in the hole, but one day, squeezed inside and was not able to come out again. He added that workers had tried to rescue the cat years ago, but a scared Biso had stayed behind the wall. And Uncle Abdo even visited the station to feed Biso during the revolution in Egypt in 2011, when most stores, including his own, were closed. Uncle Abdo even came to feed Biso during the the revolution in Egypt in 2011, when his shop was closed . 'I do it for God. What is for God does not go away,' he told Masr al-Arabia. Biso's plight came to the attention of animal activists after a picture of the cat's tail hanging from behind the wall was posted on Facebook last month. A caption explained that the wall could not be broken to free the animal because it would be considered damage to public property. The picture caught the attention of Ms Shehata and her fellow animal rights activists Marwa Elgebaly and Rania el-Kordy - who all decided to go save the cat on March 12. Staff at the station told the trio they would need to return a couple of days later, when a maintenance official would be able to help. And after Dina Zulfikar, an animal rights worker, filed a report at the Abdeen police station March 13, officers arrived at the metro station. Biso's plight came to the attention of animal activists after a picture of his tail was posted on Facebook . But the terrified cat quickly ran off after his rescue from behind the wall at the Mohamed Naguib metro station . They told the head of Mohamed Naguib metro station, in downtown Cairo, of the prosecution order to rescue Biso. Workers were brought in to help - and the rescue mission took more than five hours. The terrified cat only emerged from the hole after one worker, named Amr, went inside to bring him out. Sadly, Biso then quickly ran away before anyone was able to catch him. Uncle Abdo is still looking for him inside the station.

The cat was trapped behind the wall at Mohamed Naguib metro station . He survived thanks to a man Uncle Abdo, who owns a shop outside station . Uncle Abdo gave Biso water and fed him scraps through hole every day . Thanks to a social media campaign, Biso the cat is now finally free .

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(CNN)The world learned his name after he was killed by a South Carolina police officer. But in his life, 50-year-old Walter Scott was also the father of four children and served in the Coast Guard before being honorably discharged. "He was outgoing -- loved everybody, (was) very known in the community and got along with everybody," his brother Anthony Scott told CNN's Don Lemon. "All the family loves him, and his kids loved him." Until it all came crashing down Saturday morning, when North Charleston police Officer Michael Slager pulled Scott over, reportedly for a faulty brake light. Dash cam video released Thursday shows the two talking, then shows Scott get out of his car and run. Why did he run? Justin Bamberg, a lawyer for Scott's family, speculated Thursday it could have been related to "child support and a fear of maybe going back to (jail)." At the time of his death, Scott owed over $18,000 in back payments for two children and hadn't made a payment since July 2012, according to Charleston County family court documents. Another family lawyer, Chris Stewart, acknowledged that Scott had been arrested previously for outstanding warrants for not paying child support, but Stewart said that had been Scott's lone issue with the law for the past 20 years. "I know that it had nothing to do with anything violent," Bamberg said of Scott's legal history. "He was not a dangerous person." According to a police report, Scott did not comply with an officer's demands and tried to grab Slager's stun gun. Slager fired eight shots, five of which struck Scott. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Regardless of why Walter Scott ran, "running from an officer doesn't result in the death penalty," Stewart said. Slager has been charged with murder, a charge that might not have come about if not for a bystander's video of the shooting. Anthony Scott said he watched the video that showed his brother getting shot dead, footage that has traumatized the family. "When I saw that video for the first time, my family was deeply hurt that someone would gun down a human being in that way," the brother said. "We just couldn't believe it." The last time the family got together with Walter Scott was when the siblings threw a surprise wedding anniversary party for their parents. "It was a great celebration," Anthony Scott said. "My dad and brothers planned it, and (my mother) was totally surprised. "Now this happens," Scott said, referring to his brother's shooting. "It's so tragic." CNN's Greg Botelho contributed to this report.

Walter Scott owed over $18,000 in back child support payments, documents show . Walter Scott had four children and served in the Coast Guard, his brother says . He was shot in the back and killed by a North Charleston police officer .

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A swimming pool on the banks of the Thames is one step closer to becoming a reality following lobbying by celebrity backers - with David Walliams saying he will be the first to take a dip. In two years the Thames Bath Lido, which will sit near Blackfriars Bridge, should open with the backing of a recently launched crowdfunding project. The plans have moved far quicker than an initial ten-year initiative to clean up the Thames for swimmers with the aid of celebrities such as artist Tracy Emin and David Walliams. In two years the Thames Bath Lido, which will sit near Blackfriars Bridge, should open with the backing of a recently launched crowdfunding project . Floated in 2013 the original idea was conceived by three Londoners who dreamt of bringing the beautiful lakes of Zurich to the capital . James Lowe (left), Chris Romer-Lee (centre) and Matt Bamford-Bowes (right) originally thought up the Thames Lido . Walliams has said if the water is clean enough he will be the first to jump in. The Little Britain star has been a vocal champion of open-water swimming since he crossed the English Channel unaided for charity in 2006. He also did a 140-mile charity swim of the Thames in 2011. Tracy Emin said she couldn't believe how underused the Thames is adding 'If you could swim in the Thames, it'd be incredible' Professional bodies such as the Royal Academy of Arts, New London Architecture and many others have also pledged their support for the scheme. The plan is to incorporate two pools, a 25 meter lap pool and a training pool. The baths will also be heated to make them available for use all year around. Founder of the Kickstarter campaign to launch the lido, Chris Romer-Lee said 'Ever since we first sketched out the original concept for Thames Baths, we have always wanted to build something that benefited the community and allowed them to participate in its creation. 'The latter is one of the reasons why we are launching crowdfunding on Kickstarter. We want Londoners, swimmers and anyone passionate about urban waterways to show their support for this project and what better way than a very public campaign.' David Walliams, here pictured swimming the Thames in 2011, has said he will be the first to jump in the new pool . The plan is to incorporate two pools, a 25 meter lap pool and a training pool. The baths will also be heated to make them available for use all year around . The two year plan will include a sophisticated filtration system that would turn the fuel drenched Thames into crystal clear water for anyone swimming in the lido . Floated in 2013 the original idea was conceived by three Londoners who dreamt of bringing the beautiful lakes of Zurich to the capital. The original plan was to create a lido that wasn't just for swimmers, but one that would benefit the local community while also creating a haven for wildlife. The two year plan will include a sophisticated filtration system that would turn the fuel drenched Thames into crystal clear water for anyone swimming in the lido. The local community is set to be a part of the vision of the project too. The facility will be run as a social enterprise rather than a company dictated by profit. A public space created for the people that use it. Thames Baths, the Community Interest Company behind the scheme, is hoping to promote the use of the new Lido to local schools and the elderly. The crowdfunding scheme is hoping to raise a total of £125,000 within 30 days and a donation of £50 will entitle members to 12 swims. Pledging £5,000 will give investors a year's access to the lido and an opportunity to overview the development project. To donate to the Thames Bath Lido, click here. Thames Baths, the Community Interest Company behind the scheme, is hoping to promote the use of the new Lido to local schools and the elderly .

Heated open-air swimming pool to open on the Thames in two years' time . Celebrity backers Tracy Emin and David Walliams speeded the plans along . The social enterprise scheme is set to benefit local groups and the elderly . Pools will use sophisticated filtration system to clean polluted river water .

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A photo of a relaxed and happy surfer seems all but a distant memory as that same man is now fighting for his life after being mauled by a Great White Shark. Chris Blowes, was viciously attacked by what has been described as a ' massive monster', about 350 metres offshore near Right Point on the south-western side of Fishery Bay in Port Lincoln National Park, when he was attacked at 9.45am on Saturday. The 26-year-old is in a critical condition at the Royal Adelaide hospital after the horrifying moment which was witnessed by about a dozen other surfers who were in the water at the time and believed the six-metre creature swam away with the surfer's leg and a surfboard in its jaw. Scroll down for video . Chris Blowes (pictured left) is fighting for his life after being mauled by a Great White shark in South Australia . Mr Blowes was taken to Port Lincoln hospital before being airlifted to Adelaide on Saturday . Mr Blowes' family have released a statement expressing their gratitude for all of the support and well wishes they have received during this traumatic time. 'Currently our sole focus is on our unified, unconditional support and belief towards Christopher’s big fight he has ahead, and we ask that our privacy in being able to provide that is respected at this time,' the statement said. 'From the bottom of our hearts we wish to thank his inspirational mates who rescued him and got him to safety and all of the wonderful medical professionals both here in Adelaide and in Pt Lincoln who have attended to Christopher.' A Royal Adelaide hospital spokesman confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that Mr Blowes had lost a leg and was in a critical condition in intensive care. Onlookers have described the distressing moment they saw the surfer attacked by the predator. 'The shark came in and bit his leg off and the guys helped him in and carried him up the cliff,' said Glenn Lugg, who has been surfing in the area for 25 years. 'I was just watching the shark go out to the ocean with his board still attached. Obviously the shark still had his leg and he was still swimming around with it,' Mr Lugg told Adelaide Now. Friends have begun to send their love and support to Chris and his family on social media as he battles to stay alive following the horrendous incident . Concerned friends of Chris send their best wishes to him and his family . Friends have begun to send their love and support to Chris and his family on social media as he battles to stay alive following the horrendous incident. 'Thoughts are with Chris Blowes, family and friends. Get Well mate,' Daniel Gannon posted on Twitter. While Belinda Wicks posted on her Facebook page: 'Sending all my love and thoughts to Chris Blowes and family.' Mr Lugg was told to call an ambulance while his fellow surfers pulled Mr Blowes from the water, up the beach on a surfboard and into a car to take the 26-year-old to hospital. The shocked witness said the experience was 'pretty traumatic', but that everyone involved did a great job. A friend of Mr Blowes, Ty Swan, described the 26-year-old as a 'good bloke', and that he had been bitten in the middle of the thigh. Mr Swan placed a sign at the popular tourist beach to let others know of the attack. Another witness, who was surfing at the time, told Daily Mail Australia that 'there was blood everywhere'. The injured man was initially taken to Port Lincoln Hospital with life-threatening injuries but been been airlifted to Adelaide for further treatment. Shocked witnesses said after the attack, which took place at Fishery Bay, South Australia, the six-metre shark was seen swimming away with the surfer's leg in its mouth . The 26-year-old was airlifted to Adelaide for further treatment after he was bitten by a shark . Another man said those closest to the badly injured surfer acted quickly without any thought of danger to themselves. 'I was just watching the shark go out to the ocean with his board still attached,' another witness told the Sunday Mail. 'Obviously the shark still had his leg and he was still swimming around with it.' The man said even though he was 50 metres from the shark, he could see its 'massive' pectoral fin - and he had no doubts it was a great white shark, the most feared creature in the sea. However details of the type of shark and the man's injuries have not been released or confirmed. Mr Blowes is in a critical condition after the shark attack in Fishery Bay, Port Lincoln, in South Australia . Fishery Bay is on South Australia's west coast, which is about seven hours from Adelaide . Witnesses have described the horrifying moment that they saw Mr Blowes mauled by a Great White shark . After the shark victim had been brought ashore and carried up a slope to a parking area, he was loaded into a car. He remains in a critical condition after beign airlifted via a MedSTAR retrieval team to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for further treatment. Police were working with Fisheries officials, the local council and Surf Life Saving SA to post signs on the beach warning others promptly after the shark attack. The attack happened during conditions that police and marine experts have previously said are dangerous. The overcast conditions make it difficult for surfers to see sharks that might be in the area and it is believed that sharks often mistake humans for seals or dolphins. The incident comes after surfer Jake Heron managed to fight off a four metre Great White at the same beach 10 years ago which attacked him just 10 metres from shore by punching and kicking it . He escaped with 20 stitches in his arm and 40 stitches in his thigh. Jake Heron was mauled by a four-metre Great White in 2005 . Wildcatch Fisheries SA chairman Jonas Woolford said the number of shark sightings in the area had risen recently. 'There has been a number of sightings just recently actually at a number of locations along the coast near to Fishery Bay, just around the corner, the sightings have said that the sharks have been rather aggressive actually,' Mr Woolford told the ABC. 'It's been reported that there hasn't been many for about 10 or so weeks, so whether those ones that have been laying low are now coming back to the areas which they normally frequent and they may be rather hungry ... but yes, there has been more sightings around just recently.'

Chris Blowes is in a critical condition after a shark attack in South Australia . Police said the 26-year-old was attacked 350m offshore at Fishery Bay . He is in a critical condition in intensive care at Royal Adelaide hospital . The attack by a Great White shark happened just before 10am on Saturday . Witnesses claim the predator bit off the man's leg and swam away with it . His family released a statement thanking for the support and well wishes . South Australia has been the site of numerous shark attacks .

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Lucy Mecklenburgh shot to fame as one of the postergirls of The Only Way Is Essex - and she's not the only family member making waves in the modelling world. Lucy, who is the face of Sunkissed, has called on her younger sister Lydia to join her in the latest beauty campaign for the fake tan brand. Lucy, 23, and her 19-year-old sister prove that good looks run in the family as they pose in their swimsuits and show off their golden glows in the new shoot. Scroll down for video . TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh called on her younger sister Lydia to join her in the latest beauty campaign for fake tan brand, Sunkissed . Speaking to FEMAIL about the new campaign, Lucy said: 'It was really lovely working together. We don’t always get to see each other a lot as Lydia is at Uni and I’m working a lot so it’s definitely brought us closer together. 'We both love getting glammed up with hair and make-up and doing photoshoots together so it was really fun.' Speaking about her first-ever modelling gig, Lydia added: 'As it was my first campaign it was nice having Lucy there as a bit of support as she knows what she’s doing.' The sisters, who show off their toned legs in the new shoot, said it was 'really lovely working together' because they don't get to see each other often . This is fitness fanatic Lucy's second campaign for the beauty brand - and she showcases her summer body in the snaps . As well as boosting her energy levels and her mood, Lucy admits that her figure benefits from her healthy lifestyle and says her favourite feature is her 'small waist' Lucy, who stars in her second campaign for the tanning brand, admitted that she used to overdo it on the orange stuff in her teenage years. The Essex-born star said: 'I definitely think my style has changed over the years. I’ve realised that less is definitely more, when it comes to your outfits keep them simple and classy, but still quite fun. 'With my make-up, I’ve stripped it back. I don’t wear heavy smokey eyes all the time and my tan has definitely gotten lighter! I was a little bit orange at school but now I’ve realised that you should build up your colour rather than layer it all on in one go.' Obviously Lucy swears by the product she's promoting and cites it as her handbag essential. 'I love the smell,' she said. 'It reminds me of holidays and coconuts. It definitely passes the boyfriend test - he (Louis Smith) loves the smell.' Lucy admitted that she used to overdo it on the orange stuff in her teenage years but has toned it down now . The reality TV star and fitness guru says that she has stripped her make-up back over the years and doesn't wear heavy eyeshadow or too much fake tan like she used to at school . As well as working with the beauty brand, Lucy has been busy establishing herself as a fitness guru - even launching Results With Lucy - an online work-out programme. The 23-year-old has been busy filming her latest fitness DVD in the hope to help kick-start a new ‘summer body’ fitness regime. And Lucy is certainly a postergirl for the healthy lifestyle she preaches, admitting that working out has become an essential part of her daily life. 'If I’m having bad day I always have a workout,' she said. 'It makes you feel good and gets your endorphins going.' As well as boosting her energy levels and her mood, Lucy admits that her figure benefits from her healthy lifestyle. 'I do love my small waist,' she said of her best feature. 'I work really hard for it by doing hoola hooping and exercise, but I would absolutely love my sister’s legs! She has the longest legs in the world and I’m so jealous. She takes after dad whilst I take after mum on that one.' As well as working with the beauty brand, Lucy has been busy establishing herself as a fitness guru - even launching Results With Lucy - an online work-out programme - and filming fitness videos . Luckily for Lucy, her Olympic athlete boyfriend, Louis Smith, loves the smell of her fake tan .

Lucy and Lydia star in beauty campaign for fake tan brand Sunkissed . Both say it was 'really lovely' to work together on the shoot . Lucy says she loves the waist she works hard to achieve . Admits she is jealous of her teen sister's long legs .

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(CNN)A New York City detective has been suspended after being accused of stealing $3,000 during an illegal cigarettes raid, according to police spokesman Stephen Davis. Surveillance video obtained by CNN affiliate News 12 Brooklyn appears to show Det. Ian Cyrus stashing cash in a bag before leaving the Yemen Deli and Grocery store in Brooklyn last Friday. The detectives had arrested two employees for selling loose cigarettes, according to News 12 Brooklyn. Ali Abdullah, the store's manager, noticed the money was gone from a box, but assumed it was taken by one of his employees. When he checked the cameras he couldn't believe what he saw, he told News 12 Brooklyn. Cyrus, who is under investigation by the internal affairs bureau, could not be reached for comment. His supervisor Sgt. Fritz Glemaud, who was heading the raid, was placed on modified duty, Davis said.

New York police detective Ian Cyrus has been suspended pending internal investigation . He is accused of stealing $3,000 during an illegal cigarettes raid, police say .

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An online campaign set up to raise money for a Blackpool pensioner who is being sued by the club's owners has reached its £20,000 target. Frank Knight, 67, posted an apology on his Facebook account last week to Blackpool and the Oyston family, who run the Fylde coast club, over allegations he made on his social network account last year. In that statement, addressed to the 34 Facebook friends he had at that time, Knight said he had agreed to pay damages of £20,000 to the Sky Bet Championship club, which prompted fellow Seasiders supporter Joe Atherton to set up an account on the website gofundme.com where fans could pledge donations. Blackpool fans vent their disgust at the Oyston family before their Championship game against Reading . Supporters have been protesting against the Oystons before matches and then not attending the games . Over 1,000 supporters did just that, ensuring the target was met in only three days, and the account will now be kept open to provide more financial aid to fellow supporters such as Steven Sharpe, who Blackpool announced they had taken legal action against in January following posts he made on a forum regarding Oyston and the club. An update on Knight's campaign page read: 'WE'VE DONE IT! £20,000 reached in 3 days. Phenomenal stuff. Thank you to all Blackpool fans for digging deep, and football fans of other clubs throughout the land (and world!). 'I've been in contact with the Knight family and they want me to express their gratitude to every single one of you that's donated and promoted this campaign. Frank's total may've been reached but the fight continues.' Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston speaks on his mobile phone during Blackpool's draw with Reading . Owner Owen Oyston watches the match huddled under a blanket in the stands . Blackpool fan Frank Knight posted an apology on a supporters' messageboard last week . Blackpool became the first Football League side to be relegated when their demotion into the third tier was confirmed on Easter Monday, and they still need one point to equal the lowest ever points total in the second tier when there have been 24 teams. The day after that relegation was confirmed, disgruntled supporters threw eggs at the back of directors' boxes before their game with Reading and hurled a firework, flare and smoke cannister into the cordoned-off area in front of the main reception area in angry protests against chairman Karl Oyston. Over the weekend, actor-turned-activist and West Ham fan Russell Brand even asked what he could to do 'help' the situation on his official Twitter account. Blackpool's main reception at Bloomfield Road was pelted with eggs before their game with Reading . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Lifelong Blackpool fan Frank Knight forced to pay £20,000 in damages . The pensioner made allegations about the Oyston family on Facebook . Seasiders fan Joe Atherton set up an online account to raise money . Football supporters have now met the £20,000 target . Club is owned by Owen Oyston, while son Karl is Blackpool chairman . Knight ordered to make a public apology following Facebook comments .

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President Barack Obama threw off the gloves and took a direct punch at one of his possible successors, likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker, in an interview airing this morning. Responding to Walker's claims that he'd 'absolutely' cancel or 'disown' a deal with Iran on 'day one' if elected to higher office, Obama told NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep that such an approach 'would be foolish.' 'And, you know, perhaps Mr. Walker, after he's taken some time to bone up on foreign policy, will feel the same way,' the president added. Walker fired back at Obama on Twitter, saying, 'Americans would be better served by a President who spent more time working with governors & Congress rather than attacking them.' Scroll down for video . Foolish: In an interview with NPR, Obama said likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker may change his 'foolish' position on a deal with Iran 'after he's taken some time to bone up on foreign policy' Obama's jab at Walker departed from the White House's general strategy of staying out of the race to replace the sitting president, who is prohibited by the Constitution from seeking another term . Obama's jab at Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, departed from the White House's general strategy of staying out of the race to replace the sitting president, who is prohibited by the Constitution from seeking another term. The current administration has been more willing to weigh in, however, when a presumed Republican candidate threatens to dismantle one of the president's prized domestic or foreign policies, which, in the case of Walker, was the nuclear arrangement with Iran. 'I am confident that any president who gets elected will be knowledgeable enough about foreign policy and knowledgeable enough about the traditions and precedents of presidential power that they won't start calling to question the capacity of the executive branch of the United States to enter into agreements with other countries,' Obama told Inskeep during their Monday afternoon chat following the NPR host's invocation of Walker's past comments. 'If that starts being questioned, that's going to be a problem for our friends and that's going to embolden our enemies.' Continuing, Obama said, that 'would be a foolish approach to take' and slammed Walker. A cadre of probable Republican presidential contenders have spoken out against the Obama administration's laboriously negotiated pact with Iran to stunt the growth of the country's program. Walker is the only one to say he would not honor his predecessor's deal with Iran and the international community if elevated to presidency, however. 'If I ultimately choose to run, and if I’m honored to be elected by the people of this country, I will pull back on that on January 20, 2017, because the last thing — not just for the region but for this world — we need is a nuclear-armed Iran,' he told radio host Charlie Sykes last week. 'It leaves not only problems for Israel, because they want to annihilate Israel, it leaves the problems in the sense that the Saudis, the Jordanians and others are gonna want to have access to their own nuclear weapons.' Obama has said on repeat that he believes a diplomatic agreement with Iran that shuts down, in theory, its pathways to developing a bomb will be more effective than a military option. Obama was responding to Walker's claims that he'd 'absolutely' cancel or 'disown' a deal with Iran on 'day one' if elected to higher office. Walker is currently the governor of Wisconsin . Swatting Walker away: Obama takes part in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn, which included a spot of tennis . 'We're now in a position where Iran has agreed to unprecedented inspections and verifications of its program, providing assurances that it is peaceful in nature,' he told NPR, touting the accord that representatives of his administration and five other countries reached with Iran. Furthermore, the global community will have assurances that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranious 'remains in a place where they cannot create a nuclear weapon,' he said. 'This deal is the right thing to do for the United States, for our allies in the region and for world peace.' Obama said 'it's a hard argument to make that we're better off right now' having 'no insight' into Iran's facilities 'and letting them rush towards a bomb.' And if Iran doesn't change its behavior, Obama said the U.S. will 'still have the options available to me - or available to a future president that I have available to me right now.' Included in that portfolio will be the ability to reinstate financial sanctions on the country at any time nuclear experts at the International Atomic Energy Agency determine its broken the rules. Other areas of the plan remain fuzzy and will await clarification in a final round of talks, scheduled to take place by the end of June. Already a fissure between the United States' and Iran on sanctions - the U.S. will only commit to gradual relief that can be 'snapped back' into place while Iran is taking the stance that restrictions should be removed immediately and permanently in exchange for nuclear concessions - has emerged since the countries announced the preliminary agreement last Thursday. Obama told NPR his administration still isn't sure it 'can button down' all the issues standing in the way of a long-term agreement and it will have to 'work very hard in order to complete a deal.' And while he characterized Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand that a final deal force Iran to recognize his country's right to exist as a 'fundamental misjudgment' of the political waters, Obama noted that one of the most 'profound' differences between America and Iran 'is the vile, anti-Semitic statements that have often come out of the highest levels of the Iranian regime.' 'So what I would say to the Israeli people is you are right to be suspicious of Iran. There's no reason why you should let your guard down with respect to Iran,' he said. 'But ultimately, Iran is deterrable, and it is deterrable not just because of Israel's superior military and intelligence capabilities but also because you got a really strong ally in the United States of America.' Shifting to the topic of Cuba briefly, Obama confirmed that he was considering removing the Latin American country from the U.S.' list of countries that sponsor terrorism. 'Understand that the criteria is very straightforward. Is this particular country considered a state sponsor of terrorism, not, do we agree with them on everything, not whether they engage in repressive or authoritarian activities in their own country,' he said. 'And so those standards, those criteria are the ones that are going to be measured against the current activities of the Cuban government.' Obama said he'll make a decision after he receives the State Department's recommendation. The president said his most pressing concern was whether he could effect the United States' relationship with the communist country in a way that 'benefits the Cuban people over the long term.' 'There are areas where there are serious differences' between the two countries, he said. 'But I do see the possibility -- a great hunger within Cuba -- to begin a change, a process that ultimately, I think, can lead to more freedom and more opportunity.'

The president took a jab at the Wisconsin governor during an interview with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep . Obama was responding to Walker's claims that he'd 'absolutely' cancel or 'disown' a deal with Iran on 'day one' if elected to higher office . Jab at Walker departed from the White House's general strategy of staying out of the race to replace the sitting president . Walker fired back on Twitter: 'Americans would be better served by a President who spent more time working with governors & Congress rather than attacking them' Obama defended the informal agreement his administration made with Iran and the shift toward Cuba, which it may take of its list of terrorist countries .

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There can't always be a TV camera rolling when the big news happens - and Saturday Night Live has taken network news to task for how they paper over the cracks. The NBC sketch show parodied the daytime CNN Newsroom, which turned into a series of let-downs when it emerged there was no footage for the stories they were covering. But the ingenious producers for the skit managed to cover up with abysmal animations to illustrate the Germanwings crash, U.S.-Iran diplomacy, and domestic politics. Scroll down for video . Cutting edge: SNL writers joked that CNN's animations look like they belong in 1985. Above was 'their impression' of what the doomed pilot of the crashed Germanwings jet may have looked like trying to get into the cockpit . Real thing: Above is an actual animation CNN aired to illustrate the pilot not being able to get back in . An informative graphic of a man opening a door, and a producer's image of what the doomed pilot going to the bathroom may have looked like graced the screens, mocking their coverage of the tragedy. It was seemingly inspired by a much-derided, clunky animation of a man hammering on a cockpit door. Cecily Strong, playing anchor Brooke Baldwin, introduced a badly-animated hand grasping at a doorknob. A reporter then chimed in: 'We were lucky to get the same team who did the Dire Straits Money for Nothing music video in 1985.' The problems continued when CNN was unable to get a fly-on-the-wall view of Iran's nuclear negotiations - and went for a puppet show instead. Bobby Moynihan, playing a reporter on the ground, explained by saying: 'We couldn't get any footage from the actual negotiations - but once again CNN has the next best thing'. 'Next best thing': For its next story, CNN had no footage of the Iran nuclear animations, so went with Muppets-style puppets . Absurd: The network was imagined providing imagery for coverage of Indiana's religious freedom law through the medium of interpretative dance . Viewers were confronted with four Muppets-style puppets, including one representing John Kerry. A handshake to celebrate a deal being struck quickly escalated, with the Secretary of State sharing a passionate kiss with a U.S. diplomat. The theater of the absurd peaked when the network admitted it hadn't bothered to send anybody to Indiana to cover the controversial religious freedom law there - so demonstrated with an interpretative dance instead. They later added in 'random commentary' from Don Lemon, played by Michael Che, which consisted of the anchor repeating 'black people need to pull up their pants.' Then segment received a rapturous response on social media, with dozens of fans tweeting their appreciation. Against the grain: Donald Trump spoke out against the skit, which he said was insensitive . Even some CNN personnel enjoyed the ribbing. Brenna Williams, an associate producer at the network, said in response to the Iran sketch: 'Don't be surprised if I pitch a puppet politics piece on Monday' However, one high-profile dissenter was Donald Trump, who called laughing at the air disaster 'disgusting'. Earlier in the show, sketchwriters turned their attention to the NCAA finals, hot on the heels of Duke's Blue Devils and the Wisconsin Badgers winning their way into the April 6 final. Jahlil was busy: NBC imagined the impossible scenario of a college basketball player putting his studies ahead of sport . A satirical skit imagined the Blue Devils coach acknowledging that his players were students before athletes - and holding back Jahlil Okafor from the big game so he could revise for a test. Keenan Thompson, posing as head coach Mike Krzyzewski, said star player Okafor would be replaced by a 36-year-old incompetent to bone up on biology instead. He told baffled reporters: 'These guys get paid in education - and if we can't give them that it'd be like Duke didn't pay me my salary of $10million this year, which would be insane!'

Sketch mocked network's coverage of air disaster and other major stories . Brooke Baldwin stand-in admitted network had no actual footage of news . Instead played awful 80s CGI recreation of inside of doomed passenger jet . Illustrated Iran nuclear talks with puppets, and danced out controversial Indiana religious freedom law with Don Lemon chiming in . Audience - including a CNN producer - tweeted their amusement .

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She was the most hated woman in Britain, loathed for her role in the break-up of the Prince and Princess of Wales' marriage and vilified for everything from her dress sense to her looks. But 10 years on from the sunny April day that saw Camilla Parker-Bowles become the Duchess of Cornwall, things are looking very different for the 67-year-old royal. Indeed, so popular has Camilla become, a recent poll revealed that not only is the Duchess loved by 50 per cent of Britons, 56 per cent credit her with Charles' own increasing popularity. Scroll down for video . Relaxed: The Prince of Wales has cut an increasingly relaxed figure since marrying Camilla . Still in love: An intimate photo released today to mark their 10th wedding anniversary . More to the point, she has also become a much-loved member of the Royal Family, adored by her step-sons William and Harry and noticeably close to her mother-in-law, the Queen. That her relationship with the rest of the Firm is so good is due, in no small part, to her 'charm and charisma', both of which got an appreciative mention from her husband during a recent interview with CNN. The natural warmth she displays during public appearances has helped cement her place in the Royal Family, with courtiers impressed by her knack of creating an instant rapport with members of the public. Most recently, she pulled off a tour of the US with aplomb, charming locals with her approachability and winning admiring headlines at home. Her relaxed approach to life was in evidence once again during last month's Cheltenham Festival where, accosted by ex-glamour model Katie Price in the paddock, she posed obligingly for a selfie. A few minutes later, she was seen engrossed in conversation with author Jilly Cooper, who memorably based the caddish Rupert Campbell-Black, the star of the much-loved Rutshire Chronicles, on Camilla's ex-husband Andrew Parker-Bowles. Sharing a joke: Camilla and Prince William share a joke at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games . Natural warmth: Camilla's success is due to her charm - on display here during last month's Cheltenham . Involved: Camilla's granddaughter Eliza Lopes was a bridesmaid at the 2011 Royal Wedding . 'She is warm, smiley and sincere,' reveals one Royal insider. 'If you were going to use five words to describe her, they would be funny, down-to-earth, opinionated, family-orientated and hearty.' But Camilla's new-found confidence is hard-won. A salt-of-the-earth countrywoman who, given the opportunity, would happily go make-up free and avoid set-piece events, taking on the very public life of a senior royal hasn't been easy. That she has managed it, apparently without breaking a sweat, hasn't gone unnoticed - not least by Prince Charles himself. 'You can imagine it is a real, real challenge,’ said the prince in the same CNN interview, adding: 'But she's, I think, been brilliant in the way she's tackled these things . insiders say the transformation is less about careful PR work and more about Camilla herself - in particular, the way she has thrown herself into championing the charities closest to her heart. One of the first to benefit was the National Osteoporosis Society, with whom the Duchess has been involved for more than 19 years. 'Throughout our association with the Duchess, she has been unwavering in her support,' says Chief Executive Claire Severgnini. 'She is personable, knowledgeable and compassionate.' All smiles: The Duchess of Cornwall enjoys a chat with the Duchess of Cambridge during the 2012 Jubilee . All together: The Duchess of Cornwall in the family photo released after Prince George's christening . Close: The Duchess of Cornwall now enjoys a close relationship with the Queen . Approval: A clear sign of approval is the regularity with which the Duchess appears alongside the Queen . Shared interests: Both Camilla and the Queen share a passion for all things equestrian . Her interest in osteoporosis comes as no surprise to those who know the Duchess. In 1994, aged 47, she was forced to watch as her 'beloved Mama' Rosalind Shand died, slowly and in agony, as a result of the disease. Indeed, the Camilla's association with the charity pre-dates her marriage, with the Duchess first getting involved while still Mrs Parker-Bowles. Asked to join forces with the charity while at the height of her infamy, biographer Penny Junor writes that she was initially reluctant, fearing she might do more harm than good, before agreeing to get involved. Although her first attempt at fundraising was curtailed by Princess Diana's tragic death, she never stopped supporting the organisation and still gets involved in events. She has also made a name for herself as a champion of women's rights, becoming deeply involved in the UK's rape crisis centres and making a visit to a local women's refuge part of every international tour. While visiting Colombian capital Bogota last November, she cut a sympathetic figure as she chatted to rape victims over a cup of tea at the Memory, Peace and Reconciliation Center. Having a laugh: Camilla, Harry and Kate share a joke on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in June 2013 . Friendly: The Duchess of Cornwall enjoys a friendly relationship with the Duchess of Cambridge . All smiles: The pair were frequently spotted together during the London 2012 Olympic Games . In Washington last month, the Duchess left Prince Charles to his own devices for a couple of hours while she met detectives working for the District of Colombia's Sexual Assault Response Team. Camilla's increasing confidence has also shown itself in the ensembles she wears, with the frumpy get-ups of old swapped for elegant tailored dresses designed to flatter her still-trim waist. Like the Duchess of Cambridge, she's never far from a delicate cream dress and accessorises nearly everything she wears with one of her trademark five-strand pearl chokers. In the country, she likes tailored tweed suits by Roy Allen, one of her favourite couturiers, cosy coats by Swiss label Moncler and flattering hats by London-based milliner, Lock & Co. But as the Duchess of Cornwall prepares to celebrate her 10th wedding anniversary, it is the sea-change in her family life as much as her public image that ought to leave her smiling. Mirror image: The two also share a similar sense of style - including a penchant for nude pumps . Cheers! Meanwhile Camilla's relationship with Prince Charles has gone from strength to strength . Charm: The Prince spoke glowingly of his wife's 'charm and charisma' in an interview last month . Not only is she close to the Queen, who was once reported as wishing she 'would just go away', Camilla is also adored by Diana's sons William and Harry - as photos of the trio laughing together at the opening ceremony of September's Invictus Games made only too clear. 'Having initially loathed her, the Queen gets on well with Camilla now,' adds the insider. 'She isn't as close to the Queen as Sophie [Countess of Wessex] is but that is partly because the Queen's relationship with Charles is a bit complicated anyway.' What certainly isn't complicated is Camilla's relationship with Charles. Despite such quirks as maintaining separate country homes, after 10 years, the royal couple are closer - and happier - than ever. Born Camilla Rosemary Shand on the 17th July 1947, the Duchess of Cornwall's 67 years have undoubtedly been interesting ones. The daughter of Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand and his wife Rosalind, the Duchess was born in London but spent much of her childhood in Sussex along with her siblings, Annabel and Mark. According to her biographer Giles Brandreth, her upbringing, although not royal, was certainly a grand one. 'Camilla is often described as having had an "Enid Blyton sort of Childhood",' he writes. 'In fact, it was much grander than that. 'The Shands had position and they had help – help in the house, help in the garden, help with children. 'They were gentry. They opened their garden for the local Conservative Party Association summer fête. Enough said.' After a stint at a Swiss finishing school, Camilla burst onto the London social scene as a debutante on the 25th March 1965. But it wasn't all fun, with the future Duchess of Cornwall working as a secretary for a succession of London firms to pay for her Belgravia flat, which she shared with Lady Moyra Campbell. In the late 1960s, Camilla met the man who was to become her first husband, cavalry officer Andrew Parker-Bowles, with the couple dating off and on for several years - with Mr Parker-Bowles striking up a relationship with Princess Anne at one point. Camilla, meanwhile, had struck up a relationship with Prince Charles, who was first introduced to her sometime in 1971. When the couple split following an overseas posting for Charles in 1973, Camilla reconciled with Parker-Bowles and the couple announced their engagement and married the same year. Two children followed. Tom in 1974 and Laura in 1978. But it was her continuing relationship with Prince Charles that would come to define her, with the former couple remaining close friends even after both had married other people. In 1992, claims that the two had remained an item throughout both marriages emerged when Diana: Her True Story was published, followed, a year later by the 'Camillagate' scandal. By 1995, both marriages had come to an end and Charles and Camilla were unofficially back together, with the future Duchess often seen attending events with the prince. Royal acceptance soon followed with the Queen making Camilla part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002. A year later, the Duchess moved into Clarence House and on the 10th February 2005, Charles and Camilla's engagement was announced. The couple married just under two months later in Windsor, with Camilla taking the title of the Duchess of Cornwall.

Camilla is now one of the most popular members of the Royal Family . She is close to her stepsons and is often seen joking with them at events . The Duchess has also won over the Queen and is said to be 'close' to her .

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Eating fast food after a workout may be just as beneficial as dietary supplements, a study has claimed. Researchers found that during recovery periods between periods of exercise, it didn’t matter what food was eaten. Performance remained the same after resting for several hours, while levels of glycogen - used by muscles as ‘fuel’ - were actually slightly higher after fast food was eaten as a recovery food. Research led by the University of Montana has found that eating fast food (stock image shown) after a workout may be just as beneficial as dietary supplements. Researchers found that during recovery periods between periods of exercise, it didn’t matter what food was eaten . The research, published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, was led by University of Montana graduate student Michael Cramer. In the study, 11 male athletes were asked to fast for 12 hours, before a 90-minute endurance workout. After this, half were fed hot cakes, hash browns and orange juice, followed by a burger, fries and a Coke two hours later. If you fancy a burger, then sprint to the fast-food joint to get it. Short bursts of intensive exercise before a high-fat meal can help protect blood vessels from the effects of a poor diet, researchers have found. Just eight minutes of high-intensity cycling was found to be more beneficial than going at a moderate pace for 25 minutes - the current recommended level. Scientists at the University of Exeter say the short burst approach may be more appealing to youngsters - few of whom achieve even the minimum of an hour of moderate exercise a day. The other group were given Gatorade, organic peanut butter and Cliff Shot Bloks, followed two hours later by Cytomax powder and PowerBar products. Two hours after the second meal, all participants were then ask to ride 12 miles (20km) on a stationary bike a fast as they good. Each meal eaten by the participants was roughly equal in calories, carbohydrates and protein - although the fast food had more sodium and slightly more fat. At various intervals, the researchers took muscule tissue samples and did blood tests, to check glycogen levels. After a week, the participants returned and performed the task again, this time switching their diet to the one they didn’t do last time. The results showed that, when performing the second exercise task, the times were about the same no matter which meal group the participants were in. In the study, 11 male athletes were asked to fast for 12 hours, before a 90-minute endurance workout. They were then given meals of either fast food or supplements. Two hours after the second meal, all participants were then ask to ride 12 miles on a stationary bike - and performance for all was the same . Also, levels of glycogen across the two groups were almost the same - with the fast food group being slightly higher. No differences in insulin, glucose or cholesterol were found, while neither group reported any serious stomach discomfort. ‘These data indicate that short-term food options to initiate glycogen resynthesis can include dietary options not typically marketed as sports nutrition products such as fast food menu items,’ the researchers wrote. However, the researchers said that the experiment included a fairly small sample, and the long-term effects on workout recovery of eating fast food over other, healthier sources of food are not known.

University of Montana student studied recoveries after a workout . Gave participants either fast food or supplement meals during recovery . Found there was no difference in performance between the two groups . And levels of glycogen in fast food group were actually slightly higher .

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A hardware store worker has been found guilty of ejaculating in his female colleague's coffee in a bid to get noticed. John R. Lind, 34, admitted on Thursday to tainting Pat Maahs' drink with his semen while they worked together at Beisswenger’s hardware store in New Brighton, Minnesota. Ramsey County District Court heard that he masturbated over her desk multiple times while she was away. John R. Lind, 34, (left) admitted tainting Pat Maahs' (right) drink with his semen while they worked together at Beisswenger’s hardware store in New Brighton, Minnesota . Initially, Maahs thought the coffee smelled bad because the milk in the office was spoiled. She told the Minneapolis Star Tribune: 'I’m glad he’s getting something, because I believe he deserves some punishment. So far, my sentence is greater than his. Lind pleaded guilty to indecent exposure, defined as engaging in lewd or indecent behavior. He will be sentenced for the misdemeanor on May 22. The case led to Maahs proposing legislation that would make such an act a felony. She added: 'I felt that there was a hole in the law, and it needed to be plugged, and it was up to me to do it because no one else was going to do it for me.' Initially, Maahs thought the coffee smelled bad because the milk in the office (pictured) was spoiled .

John R. Lind, 34, from New Brighton, Minnesota admitted to tainting drink . The bizarre act was part of a ploy to get co-worker Pat Maahs to notice him . Would do it when she wasn't at her desk at Beisswenger’s hardware store . He will be sentenced for the misdemeanor on May 22 .

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(CNN)The verdict of the opinion polls on the UK election debate between seven party leaders was simple enough: Between David Cameron of the Conservatives, Ed Miliband of Labour, Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats, Nigel Farage of the United Kingdom Independence Party, Natalie Bennett of the Green Party, Nicola Sturgeon of the Scottish National Party and Leanne Wood of Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalists, there really was no clear winner. Comres for ITV, which staged the debate, had Cameron, Miliband and Farage tied first with 21% and Sturgeon close behind on 20%. ICM for The Guardian scored it Miliband 25, Cameron 24, Farage 19 and Sturgeon 17. YouGov for The Times put Sturgeon first with 28 points to 20 for Farage, 18 for Cameron and only 15 for Miliband. Back in the 1950s, UK politics was simpler: Labour and Conservatives combined took 97% of the votes. But nowadays they struggle to collect two-thirds of the national vote between them. In our anti-politics age nationalists and others have advanced and the leaders' TV debate was no gladiatorial contest with a straightforward outcome. Rather it was a cacophonous shouting match that probably gave all parties' supporters some satisfaction but which offered little new insight to the undecided voter. From a highly confused affair we can perhaps take six lessons: . As the incumbent Prime Minister, Cameron is probably wise to have refused all invitations to go head to head with Miliband alone in verbal fisticuffs. He has risked being labelled a coward for doing so but it was a tactical decision. Miliband has been given a hard time by the British media who have gloated over his difficulties in eating a bacon sandwich and presented him as an awkward geek. But Labour's leader is a perfectly capable debater. He could only gain from their confrontation. As it is, election time media exposure has already seen Miliband's ratings as a leader improve. The electoral strengths and weaknesses of the two main leaders are emerging. In an earlier clash involving separate sessions before a studio audience and in a grilling by UK TV's Grand Inquisitor Jeremy Paxman, Cameron proved vulnerable on broken promises to cut immigration, on the number of people employed on zero-hours contracts and on being too kind to the rich in his taxation policies. Miliband has looked unconvincing on how he will fund his promises to continue cutting the budget deficit and how he will curb immigration; he also is still embarrassed when questioners remind audiences how he knifed his brother David to get the leader's job. The impression so far is that Britain's voters don't much like the Conservatives despite the recovering economy but don't quite trust Labour to continue the improvement. Miliband, told by his handlers to look tough, is using the "i" word too much. Cameron is curiously short on passion. An oddity of the Seven Up debate was that many who viewed it will have no chance of voting for two of the leaders involved, Sturgeon of the Scottish National Party and Wood of Plaid Cymru. But Sturgeon's high score in the post-debate polls was significant. She was sharp and sassy. The number of seats gained by the Nationalists, currently on target to win as many as 50 of the 59 Westminster Parliament seats in Scotland, will be crucial. Last time Labour won 41 of those seats: The more the SNP take, the weaker Labour's chance of a majority at Westminster will be. Miliband says he won't form a coalition with the SNP but it could be difficult for Labour to govern without some deal with their bitter opponents north of the border. If there was a "winner" in the debate it was Nicola Sturgeon. Back in the 2010 UK election debates the clear victor was Clegg of the Liberal Democrats. Then the two main party leaders frequently found themselves parroting "I agree with Nick." By entering a coalition government with Cameron (in which the Lib Dems' insistence on raising the tax threshold for the lower paid has been a key element in increasing employment and economic recovery), Clegg surrendered the Lib Dems' previous ability to pick up protest votes. Clegg and his party have paid a heavy price for the compromises made in government, notably on student tuition fees. His debate performance was as good as any of the seven leaders but no poll gave him a rating of better than 10%. Perception is everything. In social media and studio focus groups there were plenty of plaudits for the Greens and even for Plaid Cymru's Wood but Clegg got hardly a mention. The United Kingdom Independence Party remains the joker in the pack. The party once dismissed by Cameron as a collection of "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists" is a serious threat to the Conservatives -- and Labour -- despite the many gaffes that seemed to cost it some momentum lately. But UKIP, more than any of the others, is a personal vehicle for its leader and the debate was crucial for them. Grinning Farage's blokey saloon bar manner goes down well with studio audiences and he kept the focus on immigration. His party won't win many seats but he has ensured they can still tip the balance in plenty of contests, sometimes taking votes off the Conservatives, sometimes off Labour. Farage has always traded on the outer edge of political civilities and by insisting in the debate that immigrants were responsible for 60% of HIV cases he earned condemnation from other leaders. On social media, dominated by the young, that earned him the maximum boo count. To "win" a TV election debate you need to avoid gaffes yourself, to wrongfoot your opponent, and to offer some excitement that gives your campaign the chance to develop momentum. You need to produce vivid soundbites which will work their way into summary reports of the debates and into campaign replays. Nobody has yet succeeded in doing that in this campaign. The highly paid spin doctors employed by the three major parties are simply not worth their money. The emphasis has been on sound defense: Nobody has yet scored an exciting goal. As the campaign moves on, chances will have to be taken. READ: Fish, bacon and beer: The real issues in Britain's election .

No clear winner in opinion polls after first UK election debate between seven party leaders . Robin Oakley says David Cameron and challenger Ed Miliband did well, but there was little insight for voters .

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Islamic State militants have imposed a new law threatening to jail any man caught wearing skinny jeans or having music on their mobile phones in an apparent crackdown on hipsters. The terror group said it would also imprison anyone caught smoking or turning up late for prayer in further draconian crackdowns in its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. Violators will be jailed for ten days, during which time they will be made to take an 'Islamic course', it was reported by anti-ISIS informants in the city. At the end of their prison term, they will be forced to take a test, with those who pass being released immediately. Those who don't will be fined and kept in prison until they pass. Outlawed: Militants fighting for the Islamic State (left) have threatened to jail anyone caught wearing skinny jeans (like the ones pictured, right) in its latest draconian crackdown in the Syrian stronghold of Raqqa . The introduction of the new laws were revealed by the anti-ISIS campaign group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) who risk their lives leaking information from inside the city. RBSS says the sanctions are 'volatile and changeable' but notes that they are becoming increasingly more stringent. One resident, named only as Jassem, told the group how dozens of people had fled the city in the wake of the jihadi network's brutal enforcement of its twisted form of sharia law. He said: 'ISIS tightens penalties and uses the principle of intimidation in dealing with public, which led to the migration and escape of many people. 'Freedom of expression has become a crime, so you can not oppose a decision issued by the group. 'Otherwise you will be arrested on charges of violation of God’s law as its fighters claim, but they are far from this law. 'There is no difference between ISIS and Assad’s regime: bribery and favoritism are widespread within the group and play a major role, especially among the local members of the group.' Up in smoke: Photographs taken in the northern town of Barqah, close to the border with Turkey, show members of ISIS' feared religious police force setting light to vast piles of cigarettes in a field . Shocking: The cigarette burning images emerged as it was revealed ISIS has erected shocking anti-smoking posters throughout its self-declared caliphate featuring images of burning human lungs . Earlier this month, ISIS militants carried out a second mass cigarette burning as the terror group stepped up its anti-smoking campaign. Photographs taken in the northern town of Barqah, close to the border with Turkey, show members of the group's feared religious police force setting light to vast piles of cigarettes in a field. The images emerged as it was revealed ISIS has erected shocking anti-smoking posters throughout its self-declared caliphate featuring images of burning human lungs, in the hope it will convince militants to reject the 'slow suicide' caused by cigarettes. Images also emerged earlier this week showing dozens of black balaclava-wearing extremists graduating from an Islamic State-run school of terror in Raqqa. School of terror: A senior militant is seen giving the jihadi graduates a final lecture before they are sent off to wage jihad in the various provinces - known as wilayats - under the control of the Islamic State . Militants: Brandishing AK47 assault rifles and waving flags carrying the sinister black and white ISIS logo, the photographs showing the jihadi 'Class of 2015' are believed to have been taken in Raqqa city . Brandishing AK47 assault rifles and waving flags carrying the sinister black and white ISIS logo, the photographs showing the jihadi 'Class of 2015' are believed to have been taken in Raqqa city. Although the are dressed in head-to-toe black and wear balaclavas that cover most of their faces, it is clear that the majority of the graduates are teenagers who have been brainwashed into thinking they are holy warriors, when the reality is they will be little more than cannon fodder. The images are believed to have been taken somewhere in the city of Raqqa - the eponymous capital of the province and a stronghold of the terrorists' self-declared caliphate, which covers vast swathes of land in northern Syria and western Iraq. The photographs show dozens of militants sitting on seats in what appears to be a school hall, while chilling black and banners carrying the ISIS logo are seen been waved. A senior militant is seen giving the jihadi graduates a final lecture before they are sent off to wage jihad in the various provinces - known as wilayats - under the control of the Islamic State. Having been given a final speech by their commanders, the fighters are seen waving ISIS flags in celebration before taking part in what appears to be a passing out parade. In a courtyard outside the school the newly-graduated fighters march in highly choreographed formations, still brandishing assault rifles and with their faces still covered by black balaclavas.

Latest draconian crackdown by jihadis in Syrian de facto capital of Raqqa . Violators will be jailed for ten days and made to take an 'Islamic course' Raqqa resident: 'Freedom of expression has become a crime under ISIS'

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A multi-millionaire property developer's son is being questioned over the disappearance of a blonde waitress from a celebrity club popular with Premiership footballers and soap stars. Privately-educated Westley Capper, 37, has already admitted driving Agnese Klavina, 30, away from the nightspot in the upmarket Costa del Sol resort of Puerto Banus. Police believe 5ft 7in Agnese was forced into the vehicle. And the overweight expat - who has never been publicly named - showed he was in little mood for co-operating by refusing to be questioned after being summonsed to court yesterday. Suspects Westley Capper (left) and co-accused Craig Porter outside court in Marbella yesterday after the hearing. They have both admitted being in the Mercedes with Agnese Klavina before she vanished . Agnese, 30, disappeared after a night out at glitzy Puerto Banus nightclub Aqwa Mist on September 6 . A Cessna private jet owned by John Capper, multi-millionaire father of accused son Westley Capper. The tail fin features his nickname Fred . Agnese with British boyfriend Michael Millis, who travelled to Spain to help the search for the 30-year-old . The Spanish judge investigating Agnese's disappearance from trendy Aqwa Mist, where footballer Ashley Cole, Hollywood star Eva Longoria and boxer Amir Khan have all partied, was last night expected to order a fresh round of DNA tests after his hopes of an early breakthrough in the case foundered. Capper, whose Essex-born dad John specialises in buying and selling luxury properties around the world, has had travel restrictions imposed on him while the investigation against him continues. Co-accused Craig Porter, 33, also declined to answer questions during a closed court hearing in Marbella. The two men left the hearing in an English-plated Range Rover they had left parked in a disabled bay near the court. Agnese, whose British boyfriend, Michael Millis, is a former owner of west London club Westbourne Studios, vanished on September 6 last year after leaving Aqwa Mist with the two Brits. She was spotted shortly before she left talking to a woman of Russian appearance and was wearing a multi-coloured halter neck dress and carrying a large white Louis Vuitton handbag. Friends reported her missing later the same week along with her mother and sister after they flew to Spain when she failed to respond to calls and messages. They discovered her clothes and bank cards were still at a nearby flat where she was staying. Her friends and relatives put up missing posters around Marbella and the neighbouring resort of Puerto Banus. They also set up the 'Find Agnese Klavina' Facebook page linked to a GoFundMe page to help raise funds for legal fees linked to the search. The waitress was spending the summer in Marbella after flying to the resort in May to start work as a receptionist at luxury beach club the Ocean Club. Capper has claimed he dropped her off near a flat she was staying at. The missing person notice for Agnese, who was spending the summer in Marbella before she vanished . Authorities are probing the possibility Agnese was killed and her body thrown into the sea from a motorboat belonging to Capper's family . Capper (left) claims he dropped off Agnese (right) near a flat she was staying at in Marbella for the summer . Agnese was allegedly illegally detained by Porter and Capper, according to police who have studied footage from Aqwa Mist's car park . Porter, from Liverpool, says he fell asleep on the back seat of a Mercedes they left the club in before the drop-off. Forensic experts discovered a blonde hair in the boot of the car during a sweep of the vehicle but were unable to discover who the hair belonged to during initial tests. Further tests are now expected to be ordered on the human hair and samples taken during a search of a motorboat belonging to Capper's family. The vessel was seized in a port in the province of Murcia, around 300 miles east of Marbella. Agnese is pictured partying at Aqwa Mist shortly before she went missing in September . Authorities are probing the possibility Agnese was killed and her body thrown into the sea from the boat, which left a port in Fuengirola near Marbella days after she vanished. Capper and Porter are currently being investigated on suspicion of Agnese's illegal detention following the recovery of CCTV footage from Aqwa Mist's car park and a damning report by a Cracker-style criminal psychologist claiming her facial expressions show she did not leave the club voluntarily. A doorman at the club was initially arrested alongside them for allegedly obstructing police inquiries - but the case against him dropped after he and the two Brits took part in a police reconstruction of the last night Agnese was seen alive. The criminal inquiry is expected to become a homicide probe if new DNA tests show Agnese was in the boot of the car or on the motorboat. Neither suspect has yet been formally charged with any crime, as is normal in Spain in the early stages of an investigation. A secrecy order had been placed over the case, giving lawyers acting for the British suspects and Agnese's family limited access to information. The order has now been lifted and the distraught mum and sister of Latvian-born Agnese, who was spending her summer working in Marbella after leaving her London home of the past five years, are now expected to be allowed to meet judicial authorities in Spain so they can be briefed on the investigation. Aqwa Mist is one of four Marbella venues owned by international restaurant brand La Sala, whose shareholders include ex-Tottenham Hotspur players winger David Bentley and defender Dean Austin. Footballer Ashley Cole is said to have spent £12,000 on champagne he then sprayed over his friends during a night out at Aqwa Mist the summer before last. Left to right: Capper and Porter after their court appearance yesterday. A doorman at the club was initially arrested alongside them for allegedly obstructing police inquiries but the case against him was dropped . John Capper's private jet. A source said that his son Westley 'might not look like a multi-millionaire's son but he's never wanted for anything' Left to right: Porter's lawyer Immaculada (whose surname is not known) and Jorge Hoz Garcia for Capper outside the Court in Marbella after the hearing yesterday . Hollywood star Eva Longoria, American actor and singer Terence Howard and boxer Amir Khan have also partied there since its opening in June 2012. The stars of BAFTA award-winning reality TV soap opera TOWIE are also summer regulars at the club, which bills itself as Marbella's number one party venue. Lawyers acting for the two Brits refused to comment as they left court. A court official confirmed: 'Both suspects declined to answer questions from the judge. 'The investigation is ongoing.' A source close to the case said: 'The judge has indicated he will order fresh DNA tests which may involve the use of Agnese's mum's DNA. 'He had important questions to ask the suspects and obviously would have preferred it if they had agreed to cooperate with his investigation.' Capper's dad, known to friends as Fred, has made a fortune from purchasing and selling luxury properties across the world. He has modernised and sold luxury villas in fortress estates like La Zagaleta near Marbella, home to some of the world's wealthiest people. Agnese's lawyer Fernando Scornick outside court (left). Capper and Porter (right) drove away from the hearing in a Range Rover they had left parked in a disabled bay near the court . Aqwa Mist is a favourite with Premier League footballers. Agnese was seen on CCTV leaving the glitzy nightclub with Capper and Porter on the night of September 6 . Footballer Ashley Cole (left) is said to have spent £12,000 on champagne during a night out at Aqwa Mist in July 2013, while actress Eva Longoria (right) has also partied there since its opening in June 2012 . One of his companies also boasts of assets including yachts and private jets. An acquaintance, who asked not to be named, described him as 'mega-rich' and said he owned his own private plane with his name on the tail plate. He is currently understood to be based in Gibraltar. The source said: 'Westley might not look like a multi-millionaire's son but he's never wanted for anything.' Agnese's mum Daiga, in an appeal for information about her daugther's whereabouts in February, said: 'We can't believe this is happening. 'It has now been nearly six months without our daughter - not knowing if she is still alive or where she may be. 'Please help us find our Agnese, our lives will never be the same if we don't see her again. 'If anyone has any information no matter how small, it could make a big difference to our efforts in finding her.' An online register for the Cessna private jet owned by John Capper. He specialises in buying and selling luxury properties . Boyfriend Michael admitted at the time: 'The longer Agnese is missing the more pessimistic we are about ever seeing her alive again. 'I think if she was going to be found safe and well she would have contacted someone close to her by now and she hasn't. A spokesman for the Find Agnese Klavina campaign said in a Facebook post: 'After seven months of waiting the secrecy of the case has finally been lifted by the Spanish authorities and as such the file of the case has been opened. 'We have had yesterday the spectacle of two of the accused men being 'interrogated' at court by the judge. 'Westley Capper and Craig Porter were repeatedly asked to answer questions relating to the case. 'They refused, citing their constitutional right to remain silent. 'Our Agnese has never been seen since [she disappeared six months ago]. 'How can we still not have charges? 'We want justice for Agnese and all the other unfortunate missing people in Marbella. Something has to change! 'If any one has any information about what happened that night please let the police know.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Agnese Klavina, 30, vanished from Puerto Banus resort on September 6 . Had been on night out at Aqwa Mist nightclub popular with rich and famous . Westley Capper, 37, has already admitted driving her away in a Mercedes . He declined to answer questions in appearance before Spanish judge . Co-accused Craig Porter, 33, was in the car and also said nothing in court . Capper's dad John specialises in buying and selling luxury properties .

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Dele Alli is excited by the prospect of playing under Mauricio Pochettino next season and believes Tottenham are the 'perfect' club for him. This has been a whirlwind season for the 19-year-old, with his exceptional performances for MK Dons earning a £5million move to White Hart Lane in February. Alli has yet to feature for Spurs having been immediately loaned back to his boyhood club, where he has continued to impress - so much so that on Sunday he was crowned the Football League Young Player of the Year. MK Dons teenager Dele Alli picked up the Young Player of the Year award on Sunday night . The midfielder was quick to credit MK Dons upon picking up the award and is determined to repay their faith by helping them secure promotion to the Championship. 'MK has got a special place in my heart but obviously I have signed to Tottenham,' Alli said. 'Whilst I am at MK, I am just going to be focused on them, right until the end of the season. 'To get promotion would be the perfect ending to a fairytale, really. 'Obviously, being from MK and playing for MK my whole life, to get us promoted would be a dream come true.' The talented midfielder's performances led to Tottenham signing him for £5million in January transfer window . The Dons sit third in League One and have three matches to make up the one-point gap Preston hold in the final automatic promotion spot. Alli has been key to Karl Robinson's side, scoring 16 goals in 41 appearances, but admits it has not always been easy to concentrate as the speculation mounted. 'I am not going to lie and say it hasn't been hard because it has,' he said. 'For a few years now there have been rumours of me going places. I've been speaking to my agent to see what it is all about. 'Obviously the last year really it has picked up a bit and there has been a lot more speculation about me going other places. Alli paid tribute to Tottenham boss Pochettino for trusting young players . 'In this transfer window, towards the end, it was a bit of a rollercoaster, to be fair. 'When it came that I could come to Tottenham, obviously I had a look and I spoke to my agent. We had to think about the manager and all the pros and cons about it. 'We couldn't think of anything wrong, really, about it - it is the perfect club for me, hopefully. I am just going to do the best I can.' The chance to work with Pochettino is clearly one of the positives for Alli, given the former Argentina international's willingness to give young players a chance. 'That's the big thing for youngsters,' he said. 'When you go, you don't want a manager that's not going to have any trust in young players. 'I think with him you can see already that he has a lot of faith in youngsters and I think as a young player you need that, just for confidence in yourself. 'You need a manager that believes in you and shows that he believes in you by playing you.'

Dele Alli signed for Tottenham in the January transfer window for £5million . Midfielder was loaned straight back to MK Dons for the rest of the season . The 19-year-old was crowned Football League Young Player of the Year . Alli wants to help get MK Dons promoted to the Championship . England Under 19 international says Spurs are the perfect club for him . Alli is excited by the prospect of working under Mauricio Pochettino .

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A 19-year-old girl was forced to relearn basic functional skills such as walking, swallowing food and getting dressed after she fell out a fraternity house's window and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Summer Elbardissy was partying at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, last year when she reportedly tried to reach a makeshift roof deck. But instead of making it onto the deck, where students often gathered, she fell out of a third-story window, according to newly-released police reports and a lawsuit filed in the city's Superior Court. Moments later, another teenager heard what 'sounded like a thud hitting the ground'. Miss Elbardissy was discovered lying unconscious on the floor, with her face covered in blood. Scroll down for video . Recovering: Summer Elbardissy (pictured) had to relearn basic functional skills such as walking, swallowing food and getting dressed after she fell out a fraternity house's window and suffered a traumatic brain injury . Frat house: The 19-year-old was reportedly partying at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house (pictured) at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, last year when she tried to reach a makeshift roof desk . The intoxicated sophomore was rushed to St Francis Hospital with serious injuries, including a brain injury and swelling, a broken skull and pelvis, and lung bruising, the Hartford Courant reported. She was forced to undergo intubation and had to relearn how to walk, according to a GoFundMe page that was set up by  Miss Elbardissy's mother, Inas Morsi, after last September's accident. She also had to be taught by a therapist how to swallow food, brush her teeth, get dressed and wash herself, it is reported. Seven months on, she is apparently still recovering from the fall. On the fundraising page, which has raised more than $44,000 for the teenager, Ms Morsi has described her daughter as a 'fighter', adding: 'this is just another battle that she will overcome.' In November, she wrote: 'This is a special Thanksgiving for our family. We are thankful for so many things. We are especially thankful for all of the support you have shown us for Summer.' And Miss Elbardissy herself appears to be in good spirits - over the past few months, she has posted smiling photos and positive messages on her Facebook and Instagram pages on a regular basis. Injured: Instead of making it onto the deck, where students often gathered, Miss Elbardissy (pictured with a companion in a Facebook photo) fell out of a third-story window, according to newly-released police reports . Sophomore: Miss Elbardissy (pictured, left and right, in Facebook photos) was rushed to St Francis Hospital with serious injuries, including brain swelling, a broken skull, hip and pelvis and bruising on her lung . The fall was not the first notable incident to have occurred at Beta Theta Pi, which is not recognized by Wesleyan University as a fraternity and was once dubbed 'the rape factory' in a lawsuit. In 2010, a student alleged that she was sexually assaulted at the fraternity house, while another claimed to have been raped by a non-student on the premises in 2013, according to WFSB. In Miss Elbardissy's case, police were apparently already at the house investigating a noise complaint when she fell. They were alerted to her fate at around 1.15am on September 7. Miss Elbardissy was reportedly drunk at the time. As the officers waited for medics to arrive at the scene, they had beer poured over them out of a window by fraternity members, it is alleged. Fall: She was forced to undergo intubation and had to relearn how to walk, swallow food and get dressed, it is reported. Above, a clip from a news report at the time. Miss Elbardissy fell out of one of these windows . 'A really nice girl': The fall was not the first notable incident to have occurred at Beta Theta Pi, which is not recognized by Wesleyan University as a fraternity. Above,  Miss Elbardissy is seen in a Facebook photo . Following the incident, Wesleyan ordered students to stay away from the fraternity house, saying it had 'lost confidence in the ability of the fraternity members to manage social activities at the house'. Meanwhile, the national Beta Theta Pi fraternity suspended the Wesleyan Mu Epsilon chapter. It is believed that the fraternity is still out of bounds for students at the private liberal arts college. Now, Miss Elbardissy has filed a lawsuit against the fraternity and Wesleyan via her lawyer. The 24-page document accuses the university of failing to protect her from the dangers at the frat house. It alleges the college turned a blind eye to a number of safety violations at the house - including the roof deck, which the fraternity used 'openly and obviously' - despite warnings from city officials, . University: Now, Miss Elbardissy has filed a lawsuit against the fraternity and Wesleyan (pictured) via her lawyer. The document accuses the university of failing to protect her from the dangers at the frat house. Fundraising: A GoFundMe page (pictured), set up by Miss Elbardissy's mother, has raised more than $44,000 . This deck, featuring 'unsecured plywood', was negligent, created a public nuisance and led to Miss Elbardissy's fall, claims the lawsuit, which is seeking an unspecified amount of money in damages. Last year, police ruled that the fall was an accident. At the time, Wesleyan said: 'Our thoughts are with the injured student, who is improving, and we hope for a full and speedy recovery.' Eyewitnesses described the incident as 'pretty terrifying' and Miss Elbardissy, 'a really nice girl'. No one has been charged in the incident. Miss Elbardissy's lawyer declined to comment to the Courant.

Summer Elbardissy was partying at the Beta Theta Pi frat house last year . She 'tried to reach makeshift roof deck', but fell out of third-floor window . Rushed to hospital with brain injury, a broken skull and bruising on lung . Forced to relearn skills such as walking, swallowing food and dressing . Seven months on, 19-year-old is still recovering from traumatic injuries . She has filed lawsuit against fraternity house, accusing it of negligence . In 24-page document, she also accuses Wesleyan University of 'failing to protect her from dangers at the frat house' despite city officials' reports .

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It was just after breakfast, only a few short hours after the rampant champagne-fuelled celebrations into the early morning had ended, but Carlo Ancelotti knew exactly what he was saying. Still in Madrid’s five-star Tivoli Lisboa hotel, the ‘fat boy with the bowl full of Emilian tortellini’ (his own words, not mine) told an Italian journalist friend: ‘Yes we’ve made history by winning La Decima — but this is Real Madrid. Lose two games next season and I’ll still be an “idiot”.’ Date: May 25, 2014. Hotel Address: Liberty Street, Lisbon. And of course Ancelotti was speaking after Madrid’s two principal teams, sworn enemies, had contested the Champions League Final and he had lifted the ‘cup with the big ears’ for the fifth time as player or coach. Carlo Ancelotti is starting to feel the strain after recent poor results at Real Madrid . Ancelotti was a hero after guiding Real Madrid to their 10th European Cup triumph last year . Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring Real's second goal in extra time during the Lisbon final . Cristiano Ronaldo scored his team's fourth late in extra time to secure the famous victory . August 19 - Real 1-1 Atletico . Supercopa, First Leg . August 22 - Atletico 1-0 Real . Supercopa, Second Leg . September 13 - Real 1-2 Atletico . La Liga . January 7 - Atletico 2-0 Real . Copa del Rey Last 16, First Leg . January 15 - Real 2-2 Atletico . Copa del Rey Last 16, Second Leg . February 7 - Atletico 4-0 Real . La Liga . Not that winning liberated him from the sad truth of his statement. Two games? His team have lost almost one out of every three matches in 2015 (six defeats in 19 outings). Worse is the fact that he is now a black smudge on Madrid’s pristine-white history, having already lost to Atletico — the club which was unable to register a single win over Real between 1999 and 2013 — four times in a season. Perhaps worst of all, the European champions’ utterly humiliating 4-0 defeat at the ferocious Calderon stadium last time these two met, just over two months ago, meant Atletico had won all three home ‘derbis’ by a 7-0 aggregate this term. In fact, during each of the seven defeats in 11 derbies Ancelotti has had to soak up as Madrid manager against Diego Simeone’s bruising buccaneers, his team hasn’t scored once. None of which make Ancelotti an idiot. Where they do, cumulatively, leave him is in perhaps the most embarrassing position of his career. Not because if he loses the imminent Champions League quarter-final against Spain’s champions Ancelotti fears the sack. Cristiano Ronaldo sits dejected during Real's 4-0 La Liga defeat to Atletico back in February . Mario Mandzukic (left) celebrates with Fernando Torres after scoring in Atletico's 4-0 win in February . Like Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge, there are some penalties in his chosen profession which ‘Carletto’ (Wee Charlie) treats as an occupational hazard. You might argue that losing a 3-0 lead over Liverpool in Istanbul almost exactly a decade ago should constitute that moment of maximum embarrassment. Not so. Ancelotti not only famously doled out revenge on Rafa Benitez’s team two years later — when Milan reached the 2007 final they watched the Liverpool v Chelsea second semi-final together, cheering and roaring for the Reds more hoarsely than any Koppite to go through so that history could be re-visited — he could also come to terms with the remarkable 3-3-and-penalties defeat. His view: ‘My team did its very best to win. So I couldn’t be angry. I think this was destiny. I’ve managed nearly 900 matches in my career and two where my team played exceptionally well were that Istanbul final and the semi against Manchester United in 2007.’ So this is a different red-and-white thorn in his side. Constant defeats during which Real Madrid have not, by any stretch, done their best. Things have, in fact, been getting incrementally worse. May’s final in Lisbon was won the very second that Sergio Ramos made it 1-1 in the 93rd minute. Atletico were, almost literally, out on their feet. A rueful Ancelotti walks past the European Cup after Milan surrendered a three-goal lead against Liverpool . But Ancelotti made up for it by beating Liverpool in 2007 and gaining revenge for that defeat two years before . AC MILAN . UEFA Champions League 2002-03, 2006-07 . UEFA Super Cup 2003, 2007 . FIFA Club World Cup 2007 . Serie A 2003-04 . Coppa Italia 2002-03 . Supercoppa Italiana 2004 . CHELSEA . Premier League 2009-10 . FA Cup 2009-10 . FA Community Shield 2009 . PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN . Ligue 1 2012-13 . REAL MADRID . UEFA Champions League 2013-14 . UEFA Super Cup 2014 . FIFA Club World Cup 2014 . Copa del Rey 2013-14 . Since then, it has been as if Simeone and Co have soaked up all the anger, all the humiliation, all the impotent rage they felt when Cristiano Ronaldo venerated his penalty goal (to kill an already dead match) for 4-1 with his ‘I’m actually the Incredible Hulk’ celebration. In the drama of that night, and amidst the history of Madrid’s tenth title, it's often forgotten that when Rafa Varane kicked the ball at Atletico’s Argentinian manager with two minutes left in extra-time, Simeone chased him onto the pitch then had to be both restrained and persuaded to leave the playing surface before being sent off. Simeone, applauded out of the press conference later that night in appreciation of having won the Spanish title and of how heroically Atletico clung on to Diego Godin’s headed lead in Lisbon, spoke kindly about Varane being ‘just a kid’ with ‘a great future’ in the post-match post-mortem. But, trust me, that was one of the spurs chafing at Simeone’s skin all summer until the Spanish Supercup second leg when Varane was pressed, exposed for awareness and sharpness and Mario Mandzukic bagged the goal which started Atletico’s winning run against Madrid this season. ‘The most important, most intelligent player in every great team is usually a midfielder,’ Ancelotti believes. Atletico manager Diego Simeone rushes on to confront Real defender Rafael Varane in the final . Simeone also had a go at referee Bjorn Kuipers as tempers boiled over during the last few minutes . Atletico were unable to hang on to the lead given to them by Diego Godin during the Lisbon final . He was one such, as was Simeone, plus Luis Enrique, Pep Guardiola (and Max Allegri at a far lower level) at four of the other eight Champions League quarter- finalists. However, as a coach, Carletto couldn’t be more different from the breed represented by Simeone, ‘Lucho’ and Guardiola. And that’s something else, other than Ancelotti’s future employment with Madrid, which is at stake this week. From the moment when elite footballers, and then run-of-the-mill players, began to earn money per season which made them absolutely financially secure for life, the worth of the coach who is only authoritarian was at an end. If you can’t ‘convince’ and ‘enlist’ your multi-millionaire squad at a club which is expected to win one, or more, of the great trophies each season, then you are dead in the water. But Guardiola, Mourinho and Simeone come from a school where they not only master the teaching, coaxing, convincing, but show ferocious authoritarian tendencies, too. ‘My way or the high way’ is something they not only dare to say to a player worth £50m-plus, they believe it’s their right. Ancelotti is built differently, having won 17 trophies as a coach seeking only intelligence, diligence and intensity of effort. He neither wants nor needs to instil fear, to make his players blind followers of a regimental doctrine — he actually treats them as responsible grown-ups. If his team act like novice kids at the Calderon on Tuesday, once again, then Ancelotti still won’t be an idiot. But an endangered species — yes.

Real Madrid have not beaten their neighbours in six meetings this season . They will meet again in Champions League last eight this week . Carlo Ancelotti is under increasing pressure after poor form in 2015 . He masterminded Real's 10th European Cup triumph last season . But that win over Atletico hasn't made his job any more secure .

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JFK airplane cleaner Juanette Cullum, 48, allegedly stole almost $15,000 items from American Airline planes over the last three years . An airplane cleaner at John F. Kennedy International Airport stole almost $15,000 worth of items, including more than 1,400 unopened miniature bottles of liquor, according to police. Juanette Cullum, 48, was arrested after a witness allegedly saw her stealing property and informed American Airline officials, a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman said. Joe Pentangelo said detectives subsequently searched Cullum's Brooklyn home, where they also found 19 Kindle tablets, seven iPads, two laptops and a 'large amount' of toiletries, according to the Associated Press. The miniature liquor bottle were hidden in one of her closets, prosecutors said. Officials said Cullum admitted she had been stealing from American Airline planes for the last three years, the New York Daily News reported. Cullum has been charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property and was released on her own recognizance.

Juanette Cullum, 48, also allegedly stole two laptops and many toiletries . She was arrested after a witness saw her stealing property, prosecutors said . Officials said Cullen admitted to stealing from American Airline planes for the last three years . Was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property .

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Mamadou Sakho is well known for his charity work away from the football field and the Liverpool defender appears to be fitting in another deed in before his team face Blackburn on Wednesday. A day after Liverpool were heavily beaten 4-1 by Arsenal to all but end their hopes of another season in the Champions League, Sakho tweeted a picture of him alongside club captain Steven Gerrard. 'We are coming! #Paris #StadeDejerine #agirpourlesautres (act for others)' Sakho wrote next to the picture, tagging his charity, the Mamadou Sakho Association, in the post. Mamadou Sakho (right) poses alongside Steven Gerrard as the Liverpool pair head for Paris . Gerrard shared his joy at going to Paris with Sakho, who was pleased his Liverpool captain joined him . Sakho (right) played the whole game as Liverpool lost 4-1 to Arsenal on Saturday in the Premier League . The defeat all but ends Sakho and Liverpool's hopes of competing in the Champions League again next year . Stade Dejerine is the home stadium of Paris FC, a third tier French side. Sakho played 90 minutes on Saturday as Arsenal surged to an emphatic 4-1 victory over Liverpool in the Premier League, while Gerrard served the first game of his suspension for a straight red card against Manchester United. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will look to inspire his side to hit back against Blackburn on Wednesday, where victory will see his team progress to the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, where they would face Aston Villa.

Mamadou Sakho tweeted a picture on his way to Paris with Steven Gerrard . The pair are heading out on behalf of the Mamadou Sakho Association . Sakho played 90 minutes as Liverpool lost 4-1 to Arsenal on Saturday .

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Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer among American women . The U.S. spends $4billion (£2.7billion) a year on unnecessary medical costs due to mammograms generating false alarms and on treatment for breast tumors unlikely to cause problems, a new report has revealed. The study, published in the Health Affairs journal on Monday, has estimated the figure for women aged 40 to 59. It is made up of $2.8bn resulting from false-positive mammograms and another $1.2bn attributed to breast cancer overdiagnosis -treatment of tumors that grow slowly or not at all and are unlikely to develop into life-threatening disease. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer among American women, claiming nearly 41,000 lives a year. Annual mammograms starting at 40 years old have long been considered standard for preventive care, because cancer is easier to treat if detected early. But recently there has been disagreement about regular screening for women in their 40s. Study authors Mei-Sing Ong, a research fellow at Boston Children's Hospital, and Kenneth Mandl, a professor at Harvard Medical School, say their findings indicate that the cost of breast cancer overtreatment appears to be much higher than previously estimated. Their $4bn figure is the midpoint of a range that depends upon assumptions about the rates of false-positive mammograms and breast cancer overdiagnosis. Apart from the financial cost of screening tests and treatment, false positives and overdiagnosis expose women to risks from additional medical procedures, not to mention psychological distress. It is not uncommon for mammograms to turn up some apparent abnormality that has to be resolved with more imaging tests or a biopsy. 'We're hoping that the financial cost of this problem will help cast into greater relief the human cost,' said Mandl. 'The two messages together are powerful. The fact that this is not only a problem, but a very costly problem we hope will accelerate the attempts to try to fix the screening practices.' But another expert defended those practices, and called the study one-sided. 'There was no attempt to balance the costs with the benefits,' said Richard Wender, who heads prevention, detection and patient-support efforts at the American Cancer Society. 'I strongly feel that every study that looks at the downsides of any screening test has to be balanced with the benefits.' The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms for women starting at 40, while a government advisory group - the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - recommends that regular screening begins at 50. The study found that women aged 40 and 49 were more likely to have a false-positive mammogram, compared to women in their 50s. Early detection: Annual mammograms starting at 40 years old have long been considered standard for preventive care, because cancer is easier to treat if detected early . The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms for women starting at 40, while a government advisory group says regular screening should begin at 50 . Wender questioned the assumptions behind the new study, saying that the authors made a 'very selective choice of estimates' for the rates of false positives and overdiagnosis. 'There is no debate about the benefits of mammography,' he said. Mandl responded that the assumptions in his study are supported by other research, and that by definition there is no medical benefit to mammograms that produce false-positive results. The study was based on billing data from a major U.S. insurer, including more than 700,000 women aged between 40 and 59 in all 50 states, from 2011 through 2013. The U.S. spends much more on healthcare than any other country, but lags behind other economically advanced societies on life expectancy and certain other health indicators. That has prompted strong interest among insurers, employers and government officials in comparing the effectiveness of competing treatments, tests and medications. Cancer treatment may end up being one of the most closely followed issues in the broader debate over healthcare costs and benefits. A different study also published in Monday's Health Affairs found that cancer death rates were lower in countries that spent more on cancer care, and that countries that increased spending the most made more progress in reducing death rates.

Study estimates yearly figure for women aged 40-59 . Breast cancer is the second biggest cancer killer among American women . A critic claims there was no attempt to balance the costs with the benefits .

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Probe: Guernsey police sent ten officers to the island last Thursday to raid Dr Rory Lyon's surgery and a private address . The widow of one of four patients whose deaths are being investigated on the Channel Islands last night spoke out to defend the GP at the centre of the police probe. Yvonne Deegan, 77, described the investigation as 'absolutely diabolical' and said she was 'perfectly happy' with the care provided by Dr Rory Lyons. Her husband Bernie Deegan, 70, died suddenly earlier this year following a 12-year cancer battle. Police last week told Mrs Deegan that his death is one of four on the small island of Alderney being investigated as part of a probe into Dr Lyons. The retired stonemason was a close friend of Colin Cosheril, 63, whose sudden death from heart failure last year is being also being looked at. Islanders have said it was concerns over the unexpected death of Mr Cosheril's cousin Karen from pneumonia in January that prompted the investigation in to Dr Lyons, 62, who has been suspended from practicing. But Mrs Deegan, 77, yesterday said she had no complaints over Dr Lyons or the care he gave her sick husband Bernie. She said her husband's death was sudden but not unexpected as he had been ill since he was diagnosed with throat cancer 12 years ago. The great-grandmother said: 'Only God could have helped him. 'I have always been perfectly happy with Dr Lyons and whatever is going on I think it is absolutely diabolical. 'I don't know who started all this but I think they are all very wrong.' Guernsey police sent ten officers to the island last Thursday to raid Dr Lyon's surgery and a private address. The Eagle Medical Practice was searched for five hours and computers and papers – including medical records – were seized by police. Mrs Deegan said she did not know why her husband's death was being looked at and police had not given her any information either. The cancer had recently spread to Mr Deegan's chest and specialists in Guernsey had warned the family he did not have long left before he died in January. She said: 'The police are not saying anything. They are telling us not to talk to anyone but they are not telling us anything.' But she said she had no reason to be concerned about how her husband died, adding: 'As far as I'm concerned there should be no reason. They gave him a death sentence 10 years ago. 'I don't really know and I can't really understand it and actually I'm very, very sad about it. 'The police said Dr Lyons was being looked into and Bernie's death had come up and I said well I didn't see why. 'He has been cremated so at least they can't dig him up. Thank God. Because that I wouldn't have.' Relatives: Cousins Karen and Colin Cosheril were patients of the Alderney family doctor when they died. Karen, 52, left, died in January of pneumonia and Colin, 63, right, died of heart failure in May last year . The widow said her husband's death was sudden, but said: 'It was in the sense of the word sudden but we knew it was going to happen because the lung specialist in Guernsey told us.' Mr Cosheril's sister Brenda Webb reported his sudden death to the health authorities last year and was told last week it was being investigated as part of the police probe. It is believed the Guernsey health service launched an investigation into Dr Lyons when concerns were raised about the death of divorcee Karen Cosheril, who often used her married name Tayleur, in January. Chief of Police Patrick Rice last night said: 'Our Neighbourhood Policing Team Sergeant has met community leaders and spoken to a wide range of islanders over the last few days. 'Our Alderney-based police officers will continue this work as we seek to ensure islanders are being reassured about this serious investigation. 'I will repeat that this decisive early police action was necessary in order to ensure the protection of the public, which is always our main focus. 'The investigation will be conducted as expeditiously as possible, however, given its nature and complexity it could take a considerable amount of time to conclude.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Widow of a patient who died has defended GP at the centre of police probe . Yvonne Deegan's husband Bernie died this year following cancer battle . She said she was 'perfectly happy' with the care provided by Dr Rory Lyons . Her husband's death is one of four being investigated as part of probe .

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(CNN)In 2013, "The Bible" broke ratings records on the History Channel, so of course, a sequel was ordered up -- and this one is on NBC. The new miniseries from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey is one of six shows to watch this week. 1. "A.D. The Bible Continues," 9 p.m. ET Sunday, NBC . Just in time for Easter, the peacock network debuts the "Bible" sequel, picking up with Jesus' resurrection and following the early days of Christianity. NBC scored on picking up the follow-up to the smash cable hit, starring Juan Pablo Di Pace as Jesus and Greta Scacchi as Mary (replacing Downey in the role). The full miniseries will run for 12 weeks, so consider it a spring revival. 2. "Mad Men," 9 p.m. Sunday, AMC . We've arrived at the end, "Mad Men" fans. This is the first of the last several episodes, where we'll learn the fate of Don Draper and the cast of characters. Click here for more on "Mad Men." 3. "American Odyssey," 10 p.m. Sunday, NBC . Anna Friel ("Pushing Daisies") stars as a special forces translator in Mali who is believed to be dead by those back in the States. On the show, she struggles to get back home, while we discover how she ended up how she did. 4. "Louie," 10:30 Thursday, FX . Louis C.K.'s critically-acclaimed comedy is back for a fifth season. Will Louie continue to offend people in his life? All signs point to yes. Is Louie still dating his best friend-turned-girlfriend, Pamela? We'll have to tune into find out. 5. "The Comedians," 10 p.m. Thursday, FX . Billy Crystal returns to television, with co-star Josh Gad, as two people starring in an FX comedy. It's a meta mockumentary about the making of a comedy show. "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm's" Larry Charles is among the producers. 6. "Marvel's Daredevil," Friday, Netflix . This ain't Ben Affleck's movie. Now that Marvel has the rights to the "Man Without Fear" back, they've decided to launch several series for Netflix, starting with this dark, gritty drama about blind lawyer Matt Murdock, and his moonlighting as a costumed avenger (no pun intended).

Sequel to popular "Bible" miniseries debuting on NBC . "Mad Men" premieres the first of its final episodes . Netflix premieres its first Marvel series, "Daredevil"

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A Hollywood-inspired experiment to help dementia patients by waking them up with video recordings from loved ones is taking place in New York. The hope is that the videos shown to residents of a care home in the city will ease their confusion, forgetfulness and agitation. The idea is borrowed from the 2004 Adam Sandler film 50 First Dates, in which Drew Barrymore's character suffers a brain injury and memory loss each day. A suitor, played by Sandler, uses videos to remind her of him. Charlotte Dell, director of social services at Hebrew Home in Riverdale, said the film was 'fluff', but added it inspired her to think about how the idea could help residents. The film 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore has inspired a new dementia experiment taking place at a care home in Riverdale, New York . 'We're looking to see if we can set a positive tone for the day,' without using drugs, she said. 'What better way to start the day than to see the face and hear the voice of someone you love wishing you a wonderful morning?' As in the film, each day a new video is shown to residents. Relatives are encouraged to take part to say good morning, use memory-triggering personal anecdotes and remind their loved ones that care home staff will be helping them get dressed and ready for the day. People suffering Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia often fell confused and anxious in the morning. The programme is designed to help those who are in the early to moderate stages of dementia, those who are still likely to recognise the people in the video and understand what they are saying. Ms Dell said: 'Do we know for sure that they know, this is my daughter, this is my son? No. 'But they recognise them as somebody they care about and love.' The Hebrew Home is planning to evaluate the programme next month, with the aim of expanding it to several hundred residents in its memory-care 'neighbourhoods'. Ms Dell said anecdotal evidence so far from staff at the home is 'very positive'. Robert Abrams, a geriatric psychiatrist at New York Presbyterian Hospital said the pilot is 'both innovative and thoughtful'. 'You've got a group of people with dementia who don't really grasp the nature and purpose of their surroundings or the circumstances that compelled them to be there,' he said. 'Consequently they're alone and at sea and feel frightened and even abandoned by family.' Resident Louisa Irving, 94, is one of several dementia sufferers at Hebrew Care Home, who is woken up each morning with a video recording from a loved one to help ease confusion and agitation . Her daughter Tamara Rusoff-Hoen, pictured in the striped top, records messages including stories of happy memories and family get-togethers, signing off with the family goodbye, 'Kiss, kiss, I love you' Among the residents taking part in the study is 94-year-old dementia sufferer, Louisa Irving. She wakes up each day to a video from her daughter Tamara Rusoff-Hoen, who sings: 'Good morning, merry sunshine, how did you wake so soon?' to her mother. The five-minute video includes stories of happy memories and get-togethers, and often inspires a bright smile from Ms Irving, before her daughter signs off with the family goodbye: 'Kiss, kiss, I love you.' Ms Rusoff-Hoen, said: 'Some of her agitation comes from, "Who the heck are these people? Why am I here?".' Although Ms Rusoff-Hoen, who lives a few hours away in Ghent, visits her mother three days a week, she said the video allows her to fill in the gaps. 'I am there with my mum, loving her and wishing her a wonderful day and helping her to feel better because there's not a lot I can do for her.' Other videos include a woman reminding her mother, in Spainish, to eat and take her medications before telling her: 'I love you, mum.' And in another, a man encourages his mother, telling her: 'You used to tell me that attitude is everything. You said that it's best to start off on the sunny side of the street.'

Residents at Hebrew Care Home in New York are woken by video recordings from loved ones to help ease their confusion and agitation . Idea was inspired by the 2004 film 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler . Experiment will be evaluated next month but results are 'very positive'

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Nicola Adams has been forced to withdraw from this weekend's English National Championships following a burglary at her home in Leeds. Adams and other family members were at home at the time but were not aware of the break-in, in which two cars, training kit and valuable personal possessions were taken. Adams had been due to contest the women's 51kg flyweight division including a prospective final showdown against her Great Britain rival Lisa Whiteside. Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams has had to pull out of the English National Championships . Adams said in a statement: 'Nothing makes me prouder than boxing on home ground with the support I get from the nation. 'So, after much thought and discussion with England Boxing, I'm deeply regretful to have to pull out. It's not an easy time for me and my family. We would like to thank everyone for their understanding and support - the boxing team, the police and all my supporters.' Adams had been due to fight on Saturday in what would have been her first fight in England since her gold medal triumph at London 2012. Victory was likely to have taken her through to the Sunday final to face Whiteside - a former police officer - who won a world silver medal last year in Adams' injury-enforced absence. Adams (right) decided not to fight after a burglary at her home, which occurred while she was in the house . The bout at Liverpool's Echo Arena was widely seen to have been an opportunity for Adams to reassert her dominance over her rival as part of preparations for next year's Rio Olympics. England Boxing chief executive Mark Abberley said: 'The most important thing is that Nicola and her family were unharmed and our thoughts and best wishes are with them. 'We were looking forward to Nicola taking part in the first ever England Boxing Championships in which the men and women's finals are held as part of the same tournament, however it is completely understandable that Nicola does not feel in any fit state to compete and we wish her all the very best in coming to terms with this upsetting incident.'

Nicola Adams and her family were at home during the break-in . But thieves left with two cars, training kit, and other valuables . Adams will not fight at English National Championships this weekend . ABAE chief Mark Abberley called decision 'completely understandable'

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Heroin dealer Patrick Revins was identified by undercover police because he has his initials - 'P' and 'R' - tattooed on either side of his forehead . A bungling drug dealer was caught selling heroin by an undercover police officer who recognised him because he has his initials tattooed on his face. Patrick Revins, 49, sold £10-worth of the Class A drug, which was hidden in a Kinder Egg, to the policeman in November 2013, a court was told. The detective was easily able to identify who sold him the drugs - as Revins has 'P' and 'R' tattooed on either side of his forehead. Revins, at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court yesterday, admitted one count of supplying heroin and was sentenced to a year in jail. That will be added to the 27-month prison sentence he is already serving for possession of knives. Revins' tattoos were also his downfall last year when he walked into a branch of Barclays in Hanley, Staffordshire, armed with a large bread knife. Bank staff asked him to leave after he was muttering about how he was 'going to do' someone. He then lifted his top and pulled the knife from the front of his trousers. Revins put the blade back into his trousers and left the bank but was arrested 20 minutes later after staff identified him by his distinctive tattoos. Police seized a large kitchen knife with an eight-inch blade. Two days later, while on bail, Revins was stopped again, and found to be carrying a bayonet and a large carving knife. Police arrested him again. At yesterday's hearing, prosecutor Joanne Barker told Judge Paul Glenn that Revins was caught by undercover police alongside fellow drug dealer Nathan Davenport, 37. Ms Barker said: 'Davenport first came to the attention of the police in September 2013. Revins, at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court (pictured) yesterday, admitted one count of supplying heroin and was sentenced to 12 months in jail. Revins was caught by undercover police alongside fellow drug dealer Nathan Davenport (pictured) 'The undercover police officer met with another man who took him to an address where the two defendants were living. 'Nathan Davenport took them to a van and wrote down his contact details before handing over £20 worth of heroin. 'The next occasion the police operative met up with Davenport, the operative saw Patrick Revins there. 'In November, the operative saw Patrick Revins. Mr Revins asked the operative what he wanted and he said heroin. Mr Revins took some from a Kinder Egg and gave it to him for £10.' Davenport pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs between September 2013 and March 2014 and was jailed for 45 months. Andrew Jackson, defending Davenport, said: 'He is a man who has been bedeviled by a strong addiction of drugs.' Joanne Wallbanks, representing Revins, added: 'This was a one-off supply from his own drugs with no indication of being involved with anybody else.

Patrick Revins was caught selling heroin to an undercover police officer . Bungling drug dealer was identified by 'P' and 'R' tattoos on his forehead . Revins, 49, had hidden small amounts of Class A drug inside a Kinder Egg . He admitted one count of supplying heroin and was jailed for a year .

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Polk City, Florida (CNN)If you drove by it, you wouldn't even know it's there. The Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation sits on 200 acres of land in rural central Florida, halfway between Orlando and Sarasota, off a nondescript country road. An armed security guard greets you at the entrance. After a short drive down a gravel road, you get the sense this is a special place. "You can walk around and you don't hear anything," said Kenneth Feld, who opened the center in 1995. "These elephants, they have these large feet and they travel silently through the fields. I think it's very peaceful." Twenty-nine elephants currently live here, and 13 more will join the group by 2018, after Ringling Bros. decided this year to stop using elephants in its traveling circus. "This was a decision that our family had discussed for quite some time," said Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, the company that owns Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. The change comes after years of repeated criticism and lawsuits by animal rights groups. The ultimate decision to phase out the elephants, Feld said, is the result of the different laws regulating the use of the animals in each of the 115 cities the circus visits every year. "You can't operate any business, much less with animals, if you don't have consistency from city to city," Feld said. "It's a definite expense to be in litigation and to be fighting legislation, and there is a saying and it's been around for a long time: 'You can't fight city hall.' And we found that to be the case in this situation." The circus business has been a part of the Feld family since 1967, when Irvin Feld purchased Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. When Irvin died in 1984, his son, Kenneth, took over. "This is a whole family affair," he said. "It's a family affair for our family but also for all the elephants." When the center opened 20 years ago, it housed fewer than 10 elephants. "It was a place for elephants to retire," Feld said. Today, the center houses elephants of all ages. "We have lots of different elephants, meaning males and females, youth elephants, older elephants, so it is a great place to study behavior," he said. The center is also focused on breeding the animals. Wendy Kiso, a research and conservation scientist, spends her days at an onsite lab, trying to figure out how to keep the species from going extinct. Part of her lab includes several tanks that "cryo-preserve" elephant sperm at negative-196 degrees. "We process the semen and we extend it in such a way that we can freeze it," Kiso said. "This is a genetic resource bank for Asian elephants." Twenty-six elephants have been born here, Feld said. Mike, the newest pachyderm to join the group, was born at the center's birthing barn nearly two years ago. "We have the largest and only sustainable herd of Asian elephants in the Western Hemisphere," Feld said. Caring for the elephants is no small task. Trudy Williams and her husband, Jim, spend their time taking care of the animals' daily needs. It takes the couple hours to bathe, walk and feed the elephants every day. "First thing in the morning, we water them, and give them some treats and feed them some hay," Williams said. Each elephant eats about 150 pounds of food a day. Twenty-one tons of hay usually lasts only 10 days at the center. Exercise is also part of the daily routine, including stretching. "We just do that a few times on each leg with them, just to give them a good stretch," Williams said."We do some footwork with them. All of our elephants, generally once a month, get a pedicure, just to make sure their feet are in good condition." All of this care isn't cheap. "Each elephant costs over $65,000 a year, per year, over all the years of their life," Feld said. "We're fortunate we're for profit. We do make a profit and we're a privately owned family business, and so we've made a decision we want to devote a lot of resources here." It's a price Feld said he's willing to pay to keep this species -- some varieties of which in Asia and Africa are endangered -- alive for generations to come. "I always say, it's sort of like Jurassic Park with a happy ending," Feld said. "We knew that if we didn't do something, maybe my grandchildren would never have the opportunity to see these incredible animals." CNN's Javier de Diego contributed to this report.

29 elephants currently live at the circus sanctuary, and 13 more will join by 2018 . The expansion comes after Ringling Bros. said it would stop using elephants in circus . $65,000 worth of care annually includes pedicures, stretching and tons -- literally -- of food .

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Ander Herrera has caught the eye in recent weeks after cementing a spot in Manchester United's starting line-up but it appears he does not actually have a clear sight at goal. Herrera netted a brace against Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon without actually looking at Brad Guzan's goal as his eyes appeared to be shut when making contact with the ball. In fact, six of Herrera's seven goals have been scored without him even having to glimpse at either the ball or the opposition's net. Manchester United star Ander Herrera scores his side's opening goal against Aston Villa with his eyes shut . The Spanish midfielder appears to have his eyes closed as he strikes at Brad Guzan's goal . Aston Villa and England midfielder Fabian Delph attempts to block Herrera's left-footed shot . His eyes were wide open when he struck an impressive first-time shot against Yeovil in the third round of the FA Cup back in January. However his double against Aston Villa and his goals against Queens Park Rangers, Leicester, Preston and Swansea all came without Manchester United's summer signing having to make eye contact with the ball. Herrera appears to have a history of shooting with his eyes closed as the image of his goal for Spain's Under 20 side back in 2009 shows. Herrera hits the back of the net while representing Spain's Under 20 side against Tahiti . The former Athletic Bilbao joined the Red Devils for £29million in the summer due to his vision and creativity in midfield. Louis van Gaal heaped praise on the 25-year-old's shooting ability after Saturday's Premier League encounter at Old Trafford, by stating: 'He has a very good kicking technique and he should be more composed,' Van Gaal said to MUTV. 'I said to him 'you have to control the ball before you shoot'. 'I said that to him again in yesterday's training session, and then I kissed him at half-time because he had controlled the ball for the first time in his life and then he shot.' Herrera's eyes were also shut for Manchester United's third goal against Aston Villa on Saturday . His only Manchester United goal scored with his eyes wide open came against Yeovil Town back in January . Herrera scored in Manchester United's 4-0 win over Queens Park Rangers without looking at the ball . The former Athletic Bilbao man flicked the ball past Preston's players without having his eyes on the ball . Herrera scored in Manchester United's 2-1 defeat by Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium in February . He also netted in Manchester United's shock 5-3 defeat at the hands of Premier League strugglers Leicester .

Ander Herrera has scored seven goals for Man United since joining in June . Herrera's eyes have been shut when striking the ball for six of his goals . His superb strike against Yeovil Town has been only goal with eyes open . Herrera netted a brace in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Aston Villa .

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Damon Albarn said modern pop stars are part of a 'selfie generation' that just sings about platitudes . He was once the driving force behind Britpop in the 1990s and became known for his very public spat with Oasis' Gallagher brothers. And now Blur frontman Damon Albarn, who lives in Kensington and Chelsea in London, has returned to pick a fight with even more people in the music industry. Albarn has criticised today's pop stars for 'talking platitudes' and singing only about themselves, at a time when, he believes, they could be using their music to make political statements in the run up to the general election. The 47-year-old dubbed modern pop artists as existing in a 'selfie generation' of stars who use their music to reveal only how they feel. 'Modern day musicians are talking platitudes now and it's not interesting to me,' Albarn told the Sunday Times' Culture magazine. His comments are timely as Blur releases its first album in years this month. Albarn's criticisms are also likely to resonate with people who have been scornful about the work of modern day pop stars such as Taylor Swift and Sam Smith who are known for using their singles to express their emotions about failed relationships. 'What are any of them saying?' added Albarn, now a father-of-one. 'I don't hear them saying anything other than "This is me and this is how I feel," which is an important part of songwriting, but we're talking in the context of an election.' Blur shot to success with Parklife in 1995 - widely seen as a commentary about growing up in the 1990s and the ordinary people that many forgot about. They became one of the best known bands in pop, fuelled by a very public row with rivals Oasis. But by 2002 Graham Coxon - best friend of Albarn - was asked to leave the band and they all began to do their own projects. In 2009 they reunited to play Hyde Park and again in 2012. Sam Smith,recently credited the man who broke his heart for inspiring his award winning album . Taylor Swift is known for using her music to criticise her ex-boyfriends and reveal her struggles in love . Albarn said he would like to see popstars talking about what is going on around them and using their music to comment on modern society and politics. He is characteristically forthright about his own political stance. The Blur frontman longs to see a Labour and Green party government, and dismisses an incident in the 1990s when Tony Blair tried to recruit him as an incident when he was young and new to politics, and still did not know his own political mind. He would also like to see Trident significantly reduced. Alex James (left), Dave Rowntree (centre, top), guitarist Graham Coxon (right) and Damon Albarn (centre front) were one of the best known boybands in the 1990s and have reunited to produced a new album . Blur release their new album The Magic Whip later this month. It is the first time since the 1999 album, entitled 13, that Graham Coxon will feature fully on the album. Magic Whip was created in two sections - the first after they reunited to play in Hyde Park in 2009 and went on a world tour - finding time in Hong Kong to come up with some new material. Coxon worked on the songs and they returned to Hong Kong again to complete the album.

Damon Albarn said modern day popstars are just singing 'platitudes' He called for performers to use music to comment about current issues . Albarn spoke as Blur prepared to release first full length album in 10 years . Comments likely to be picked up by people critical of modern day stars such as Taylor Swift and Sam Smith, known for music about relationships .

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Raheem Sterling's controversial 'It's-Not-About-The-Money' campaign led him to the Emirates Stadium, where Liverpool and Arsenal fans united to protest against the rising price of football for travelling fans. '£5bn and what do we get? £64 a ticket' read one banner, held across the home and away fans before kick-off. Hopefully the irony wasn't lost on Sterling, even if it did not interfere with his football. It was a difficult afternoon for Raheem Sterling, who toiled as Arsenal surged to victory over Liverpool . Sterling (centre) is crowded out by Arsenal players as he struggled to impose himself on the game . Sterling was brought down by Hector Bellerin for Liverpool's penalty, which was only a consolation . Sterling tussles with Per Mertersacker (left) and struggled to repeatedly threaten Arsenal's defence . Crowd reaction: . Quite indifferent. A few jeers from the Arsenal fans now and then, but nothing serious. They wouldn't want to put him off. After all, he's flattered by the interest. No notable dissent from Liverpool fans, away in the far corner. They joined his appeals for a penalty when he had been nudged over by Hector Bellerin. Body Language: . Good. Bright and busy. Energetic, showed willingly for the ball and didn't shirk the physical battle with Per Mertesacker in the first half. Keen to pick up the ball and run in the second half. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers looks on as Sterling watches the play unfold . Sterling was positioned in an advanced role for Liverpool, a position he admits he prefers playing . Sterling looks dejected as Liverpool were comfortably beaten by Arsenal in the Premier League . Position: . Started up front where he likes it (and not at wing-back where it seems he doesn’t) because Daniel Sturridge was only fit enough for the bench after the hip injury which ruled him out of England duty. Jordan Henderson deputised at right-wing-back. Sturridge came on to replace Lazar Markovic at the break, with Liverpool three down. Sterling dropped to be one of the support strikers, from the left. Mertesacker (right) puts in a challenge on Sterling in the early Saturday game in the Premier League . Sterling (left) is challenged by Arsenal's attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil in the game at The Emirates . Form: . Early tackle from Laurent Koscielny which left him on his back, holding his foot. Slid one shot wide form edge of box. Unable to reach a pass from Markovic when Markovic should have taken on the shot. More involved after the break when he switched to the left wing and Liverpool threw caution to the wind. Really came to life in the last 20 minutes, winning the penalty scored by Henderson, 15 minutes from time, when fouled by Bellerin. Sterling (right) takes the ball beyond Arsenal midfield player Aaron Ramsey at The Emirates . Sterling (centre) is blocked off by Bellerin of Arsenal, who scored the opener after 37 minutes . Interaction . Limited. Played up front alone. Nothing much to celebrate. Hugs and handshakes after the match for a few Arsenal players but not with his team-mates. Joined his team-mates when they trudged over to applaud the fans at the end and left the pitch in conversation with Sturridge. Sterling (right) shares a joke with Daniel Sturridge in the warm-up before the game against Arsenal . Sterlign (right) gets a delivery into the penalty area as Bellerin attempts to block . Sterling (right) trudges off of the pitch after being humbled by Arsenal in a 4-1 loss at The Emirates . Verdict: . Among Liverpool’s better players, but unable to seize the game and produce the sort of performance that would enhance his negotiating stance and convince the world he belongs at the very top.

Raheem Sterling fails to impose himself as Arsenal beat Liverpool 4-1 . He won the penalty that Jordan Henderson scored for Liverpool . Sterling spoke out about his contract situation at Liverpool in the week .

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A nine-year-old girl who plummeted 30ft headfirst down the inside of a hollow tree claims she 'went to heaven and sat in Jesus's lap' while unconscious after the fall. Her mother, Christy Wilson Beam, 42, has spoken of her amazement after Annabel, now 12, escaped the horrifying accident unscathed - even waking miraculously cured of a devastating illness that had plagued her childhood. For the first time in her life, she can eat solid food – and her mother thinks her brush with Jesus is the reason why. Scroll down for video . Annabel Beam, now 12, believes she visited Heaven when unconscious after falling 30ft at the age of nine . Annabel (centre), with her mother Christy and father Kevin and her sisters Abigail (right) and Adelynn (left) In December, 2011, Annabel was playing outside the family's Texas home with her sisters Abigail, now 14 and Adelynn, now ten, when she slipped and fell inside a hollowed-out cottonwood tree. Mum Christy said: 'She hit her head three times on the way down and this is consistent with the findings of an MRI scan. 'With the facts in front of me now, I see it all with sickening clarity. 'Sometimes at night, it replays in my head – a dark twist on Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole.' An emergency fire crew managed to harness Annabel to safety and she was rushed to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth in a helicopter. Fearing the worst, medics prepped brain and spinal injury teams to stand by for Annabel's arrival – but, incredibly, she survived without a scratch. Video: Today . Annabel survived the horrific fall with only bumps and bruises. The doctors said 'I guess someone up there was looking out for her' Annabel's mother, Christy, and father, Kevin, believe their daughter, saying she 'has no interest in melodrama' Doctors told her relieved parents: 'I guess someone up there was looking out for her.' 'The ER doc told us the one thing we weren't expecting to hear,' her mother said. 'He said, "Other than a possibly concussion and some superficial bumps and bruises, she doesn't appear to have been injured at all." '[My husband] Kevin and I exchanged a look of pure astonishment.' In the days following the accident, Annabel began to talk of religious visions she experienced while lying unconscious. She told her parents: 'I went to heaven when I was in that tree. I sat in Jesus' lap.' 'I saw in Anna's eyes the conscious decision to confide in us,' Christy said. 'There was no drama, she wasn't playing either. 'This wasn't like one of her long, spun-out recaps of a funny dream or movie she'd seen. 'She'd been through enough real drama in her short life. She had no interest in melodrama. '[She described] some of what she'd experienced while inside the tree – how the gates of Heaven are made of gold, how Jesus told her it wasn't time.' A cross marks the hollowed-out cottonwood tree, where Annabel plummeted 30ft headfirst to the bottom . Initially, Christy was concerned that Annabel was indicating a head injury, but MRI and CT scans revealed she had not sustained one. Further tests also revealed Annabel had remarkably stopped displaying symptoms of pseudo-obstruction motility disorder, a rare incurable condition that had seen her in and out of hospital since 2008. Doctors advised she could begin to come off the antibiotics she had been taking for years. Instead of taking ten different types of medication throughout the day, she only needed three, and the painkillers that were prescribed 'as and when she needed them' were not required at all. Previously, Annabel's medication meant she had to have a liquid diet or stick to soft, bland food – but now, she can happily tuck into pizzas and McDonald's happy meals. The family have gone more than a year without a single visit to the doctor. 'I can't explain what happened to her physically while she was in that tree,' said her father Kevin. 'All I have to go on is the radiological data and the medical records from before and after. 'The proof is in the pudding. She wasn't well before and now she is. 'All I know beyond that is that she believes she went to Heaven. And I believe her when she tells me she believes it.' Nine-year-old Annabel was playing outside with her sisters Abigail and Adelynn when she fell inside the tree . Annabel said she saw a fairy-like guardian angel as she gained consciousness, and it stayed with her while she was rescued, shining a light so she could see . Annabel talked of seeing a 'guardian angel' as she came to. The schoolgirl said: 'I started to wake up in the tree and I could hear the firemen's voices. And I saw an angel that looked very small, like a fairy. 'And the God winked at me through the body of the angel and what He was saying to me was, 'I'm going to leave you now and everything is going to be okay. 'And then the angel stayed with me the entire time, shining a light so I could see. We didn't talk. We just sat together peacefully.' She also spoke of seeing Mimi, her great-grandmother who'd died in 2010 after surgery on a blocked intestine. When asked what Jesus looked like, Annabel said: 'He had a beautiful long white robe, dark skin and a big beard – kinda like Santa Claus, but not really.'

Nine-year-old 'saw Heaven and sat in Jesus's lap' while unconscious . Annabel, from Texas, survived headfirst fall with only bumps and bruises . The schoolgirl woke up cured from illness that had plagued her childhood . Claims fairy-like guardian angel sat with her while she was rescued .

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Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez is 'worth his weight in gold' after settling in seamlessly at the Bernabeu this season. That's the view of Spanish newspaper Marca, who focus on the impressive form of the Colombian star since his £60million move from Monaco last summer. According to the Madrid-based publication, Los Blancos have won 80 per cent of their games when Rodriguez is in the side compared to just 58 per cent when he's been missing. Marca (left) say that James Rodriguez is 'worth his weight in gold' as AS focus on Cristiano Ronaldo's appeal . The 23-year-old is also described as 'the jewel in Real Madrid's crown' and praised for his influence in the No 10 role after scoring 13 goals and laying on 12 more for his team-mates so far this season. But his biggest triumph - according to Marca - is how he has lived up to his enormous price-tag, becoming a firm fan favourite for Carlo Ancelotti's side. Elsewhere in Spain, AS focus on Real's appeal against Cristiano Ronaldo's yellow card for diving in Wednesday's 2-0 win against Rayo Vallecano. They say that La Liga's competition and appeals committee will meet on Friday to decide whether or not the Portuguese superstar will be allowed to face Eibar this weekend. Over to Italy, where La Gazzetta dello Sport lead on Roberto Mancini's plans for a summer revolution at Inter Milan. La Gazzetta dello Sport reveal Roberto Mancini's targets as Tuttosport have an interview with Alvaro Morata . The paper claim that the former Manchester City boss hopes to sign eight quality players from a list of 21 candidates. Among Mancini's list are Premier League stars Yaya Toure, Filipe Luis and Lucas Leiva, while Barcelona's Pedro and Palermo forward Paulo Dybala are also mentioned. Tuttosport have an exclusive interview with Juventus striker Alvaro Morata, who says he is not interested in a return to former club Real Madrid. The Spanish international also insists that his side must believe in themselves in the Champions League, even comparing Juve to last season's unfancied runners-up Atletico Madrid.

Spanish newspaper Marca have praised Real Madrid's James Rodriguez . The Colombian has impressed since joining from Monaco last summer . Roberto Mancini wants to sign eight 'quality' players for Inter Milan . Yaya Toure, Filipe Luis and Lucas Leiva among Mancini's targets . Juventus striker Alvaro Morata claims he is not interested in joining Real .

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A drunk father-of-two faces hours of agonising laser surgery after mis-spelling his own son's name while giving himself a DIY tattoo. Tom Moffatt, 27, from Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside, Greater Manchester, was meant to ink 'Riley' - the name of his four-year-old son - into his left arm. But instead of the letter 'L', Mr Moffatt started needling the letter P - and had to urgently 'scribble' over the mistake. What was he thi-ink-ing? Tom Moffatt, 27, from Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside, Greater Manchester, inked his son Riley's name into his arm - but accidentally spelled it incorrectly . Error: Instead of 'L', Mr Moffatt started needling 'P' and had to quickly scribble over it (left). He also attempted to mark himself with Riley's nickname 'Sonny Boy' - but ended up scratching 'Sony Boy' instead (right) He also attempted to mark himself with Riley's nickname 'Sonny Boy' - but ended up scratching 'Sony Boy' across his knuckles instead. The makeshift tattoo session took place in Mr Moffatt's living room with a £70 ink gun bought online. The NHS worker was drunk at the time and said he now considers the inkwork a 'nightmare'. He said: 'I'd never picked up a tattoo gun in my life and I got told by my brother not to do, but I just didn't listen. 'Now, my family are always saying "you're an idiot, Tom" and there are plenty of jokes at my expense from my mates. I can't repeat what they say about it. 'I have to hide my arm when I go for interviews. Even Riley has started to notice and points at those tattoos and says "daddy, I don't like those ones". It's a nightmare.' Among his homegrown tattoos, Mr Moffatt also has a wonky cross on his forearm, which he drew just a few months after Riley's birth in 2012. He has just endured his second hour-long laser removal session in a bid to get rid of the botched needlework. Botched: The makeshift tattoo session took place in Mr Moffatt's living room with a £70 ink gun bought online. The NHS worker was drunk at the time and said he now thought of the inkwork as a 'nightmare' Nightmare: The NHS worker has just endured his second hour-long laser removal session in a bid to get rid of the botched needlework . But because the ink has gone so deep, Mr Moffatt is unsure how many more sessions he needs to have. Painful: But because the ink has gone so deep, Mr Moffatt is unsure how many more sessions he needs to have . He said: 'I've got a long journey ahead of me to get them all off and I pressed it so deep in one that it's going to be very difficult to get it off.' Mr Moffatt, who also has a two-year-old daughter Kya with partner Rachael Higgins, 23, now wants to use his experience to highlight why people should not attempt to draw their own tattoos. He said: 'Once I've got them off, my job isn't done. We want to try and get a campaign going so people like me can't just go out and buy a gun with no questions asked. 'You shouldn't be able to go on the internet as a 15-year-old Joe Bloggs and buy one. I want to get the message out there that tattoos should only be done by professionals.' The owner of the Maria Patricia Tattoo Removals, where he is being treated, says Mr Moffatt's situation is a stark warning against the dangers of unregulated ink work. Maria said: 'There needs to be more regulation. People don't realise the dangers of the buying off tattoo guns and ink off the internet. 'Tom did just that and had to Google the instructions of how to use it. It might seem like a laugh with mates when you're drunk but it's not easy to fix the damage and people can be left with scarring if they're not careful. 'We're all for tattoos but people need to be aware they can wreck lives and make it difficult to get jobs.' Mr Moffatt, a machine operator working on NHS hospital equipment, will appear in Tattoo Disasters UK, which airs each Tuesday, new and exclusive to Spike.

Tom Moffatt, 27, from Ashton-under Lyne, tried to ink 'Riley' into left arm . But instead of 'L', he started needling letter 'P' - and had to scribble it out . He also attempted to write Riley's nickname 'Sonny Boy' - but ended up scratching 'Sony Boy' across knuckles instead . NHS worker is having laser removal to try and rid of the botched inkwork .

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The leader of Kazakhstan has apologised after winning the presidential election with 97 per cent of the vote saying it would have been 'undemocratic' for him to make his victory more modest. Nursultan Nazarbayev, a 74-year-old former steel worker who has ruled the oil-producing nation since 1989, has won another five year term. Kazakh television showed a triumphant Nazarbayev walking on a red carpet, smiling and shaking hands and greeting thousands of jubilant supporters at a forum in the capital Astana. Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been re-elected as president of Kazakhstan after winning 97 per cent of the vote . But international monitors have voiced their concern about the poll saying there was not a genuine choice of other candidates with most of his vocal opponents either being jailed or fled abroad. However, at a news conference, Nazarbayev said: 'I apologise that for super-democratic states such figures are unacceptable. But I could do nothing. 'If I had interfered, I would have looked undemocratic, right?' The election was called more than a year before Nazarbayev's term was due to end, averting the risk that another year of economic pain could develop into a more serious challenge to his leadership. It also puts the question of a possible successor, an important issue for investors, off the table for now. Kazakhstan has been criticised by the West and human rights bodies for crackdowns on dissent. No election held there has yet been given a clean bill of health by monitors. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping promptly congratulated Nazarbayev on his re-election. Nazarbayev told a news conference after his victory that if he had interfered in the vote, it would have been undemocratic . Meanwhile Nazarbayev has promoted market reforms in the country and attracted $200 billion in foreign direct investment, turning his nation of 17 million into the second-largest economy in the former Soviet Union and number two post-Soviet oil producer after Russia. The multi-ethnic, mainly Muslim country is stable in a region troubled by ethnic violence from Kyrgyzstan to Afghanistan. Nazarbayev has promoted 'a multi-vector policy', building good ties with neighbouring Russia and China as well as the United States and the European Union. But the economy has been hurt in the past year by the decline in global energy prices and by economic difficulty in neighbouring Russia, hit by Western sanctions over Ukraine. Kazakh economic growth is forecast to slow to 1.5 percent this year from a 4.3 percent rise in 2014. Gross domestic product may actually shrink if oil prices drop to below $50 per barrel, Kazakh officials have said.

Nursultan Nazarbayev has been re-elected as the president of Kazakhstan . 74-year-old was elected with 97% of the vote, winning a five-year term . International monitors have voiced their concern about the result . But Nazarbayev says it would have been 'undemocratic' to intervene to make his victory smaller .

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Stuart McCall on Sunday night admitted the finest performance of his short Ibrox reign left him with ‘goosebumps’ and a growing belief that he can steer revitalised Rangers up to the Premiership. On a day which ended with Ibrox captain Lee McCulloch publicly apologising for a reckless red card, first-half goals from Kenny Miller and Haris Vuckic were enough to ensure the captain’s 44th-minute folly did not prevent Rangers securing an important three points against Championship title winners Hearts. Genero Zeefuik pulled back a late consolation for Robbie Neilson’s men but Rangers closed out the game to make it three wins in a row as McCall’s improving side leapfrogged Hibs into second place with six games remaining. Kenny Miller (left) celebrates scoring for Rangers against Championship winners Hearts on Sunday . And last night the delighted Ibrox caretaker boss admitted he is starting to trust that his players can take charge of their own destiny in the end-of-season play-offs. ‘I’m beginning to trust the players the more and more I work with them,’ said McCall. ‘I’m very proud of the team and the fans. Hearts had won nine on the bounce before today and they are champions for a reason. They’ve won 26 out of 30 games. ‘But we scored two terrific goals and the tempo and passing in the first half in particular was outstanding. Haris Vuckic (centre) scored the decisive goal for Rangers in the 2-1 victory that moved them into second . ‘The second half was about guts and desire and being a good team-mate. ‘It was a hard shift and there were a lot of tired boys at full-time — but it was a deserved win in the end. ‘I’ve got to say that was probably the first time for a long, long, long time — probably since I was playing — that I have been out there and got goosebumps. I thought the boys deserved their applause at the end. ‘Hibs have lost three on the bounce now and we’ve won three on the bounce, so that shows how things can change quickly in football. Rangers were reduced to 10 men when captain Lee McCulloch was dismissed from the pitch . Staurt McCall says the Gers captain apologised to him as well as the players after the incident . ‘We’ve got a tough game at Queen of the South on Thursday and all we want is to keep improving. ‘But we can take belief, confidence and momentum forward from this.’ After the match, McCulloch made a brief appearance on BT Sport to apologise for his red card for an elbow on Osman Sow. He said: ‘I felt as though I was caught in no-man’s land, if he won the header there would have been a runner in. Genero Zeefuik tapped in from close range as Hearts scored a consolation against Rangers . ‘There was no intent whatsoever, I can say that honestly, but obviously I’m disappointed. ‘I’ve apologised to all the management, all my team-mates, I feel as if I’ve let myself down.’ McCulloch is out of contract at the end of this season and when asked if he would like to remain at Ibrox, he said: ‘Of course I want to stay here. I’ve got a part to play I feel for the run-in and get the club back to where we want to be.’ McCall plans to watch the incident again before deciding what action, if any, to take against his captain, who now misses Thursday night’s match at Queen of the South. Victory for Rangers moves them into second and continues their resurgence under Stuart McCall . He said: ‘I missed the challenge but the referee said he’s caught the boy with an elbow. ‘Jig’s come in and apologised to me and the team afterwards, so it must have merited a red card. ‘Am I disappointed that such an experienced player would do that at such an important time of the season? That’s a good question but I’ve not had time to think about it. I’ll look at it then speak to him.’ McCulloch walks off the pitch after he was shown the red card on Easter Sunday . But McCall praised the attitude of the players who remained on the park and won three points. ‘Attitude and desire has got to be a gimme if you want to play here at Rangers,’ he added. ‘It’s easy to buckle and go into your shell when things aren’t going well but we saw today people puffed out their chests. ‘They are enjoying themselves because of the way we are playing and results. But they know if they don’t perform like that every week they will be out of the team.’

Rangers boosted their chances of promotion with a win against Hearts . Kenny Miller and Haris Vuckic earned Gers victory at Ibrox Stadium . Rangers lost captain Lee McCulloch to a reckless red card during match . Boss Stuart McCall is confident of getting rejuvenated Rangers promoted .

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It seems there is nothing that Vivienne Westwood cannot transform, especially after she recently added a luxury penthouse hotel suite to her impressive design portfolio. Following her venture redesigning flight attendant uniforms for Virgin Atlantic last year, the talented designer has turned her hand to the hotel business. Breaking records for the largest suite in Los Angeles, the Westwood-designed penthouse at The London West Hollywood hotel is set to open next month, and it will cost a eye-watering $25,000 (almost £17,000) a night. The master bedroom suite includes a contemporary king-sized four poster bed, with cushions and a tapestry designed by Westwood . Wouldn't say no! The luxurious bathroom from the designer hotel suite in LA provides the perfect retreat . Fashion-conscious travellers will not be disappointed as the 10th-floor penthouse - measuring 11,000 square feet with two levels - will feature exclusive art, decor and custom furnishings, created in collaboration with Richmond Design. Guests can spot Westwood-designed prints, tiles and even scarves in the LA suite, before spending an hour of exclusive private shopping at the Vivienne Westwood store in West Hollywood, with an added discount. If this was not enough to tempt Westwood fans, they will even receive his and her gift bags upon arrival. The English designer has waved her magic wand over the suite, with many furnishings featuring the iconic Westwood pattern . What a view! Enjoy celebrating on the roof terrace, which holds up to 300 people . Guests enjoy an outdoor dinner at the penthouse of The London West Hollywood hotel in Los Angeles . Jeff Kulek, the hotel's general manager, said in a statement: 'We are proud to unveil the city's largest, most lavish and fashion-forward hotel suite, inspired by renowned designer Vivienne Westwood, and we look forward to impressing our discerning guests with all it has to offer.' The suite overlooking LA can hold 300 people for a private function and is part of the hotel's $25 million (approximately £17 million) renovation project. For those looking to entertain guests, the suite has 5,000 square foot of private outdoor roof space, boasting breathtaking panoramic city views. 'We were initially approached by The London West Hollywood to add inspiration to the penthouse with our prints and graphics,' said Andreas Kronthaler, Vivienne Westwood's husband and co-designer. The bi-level penthouse, inspired by Vivienne Westwood, is opening on May 18 at $25,000 a night . He added: 'We have specially curated rugs, wall-hangings and soft furnishings to bring a subtle element of our brand to the luxury apartment. 'It's really exciting to see our designs translated into an interior space.' The stylish pad comes with at an equally lavish price and guests will fork out a hefty $25,000 per night. The 'Adventure' tapestry is featured in the master bedroom suite and is from Westwood's spring/summer 2001 collection, Exploration . Make an entrance through the double entry doors which open onto a large foyer that connects to a 2,000 square foot grand salon with large corner sofas, bespoke cabinetry and rich furniture, accented by Vivienne Westwood cushions and upholstery. The central rug features Westwood's squiggle pattern and was first seen in her seminal 1981 Pirate Collection. The master bedroom suite includes a contemporary king-sized four poster bed, and a tapestry from her spring/summer 2001 collection, Exploration. The mirrored dressing room boasts black and white cut-out lace print wall coverings and an impressive marble bathroom with especially designed hand drawn Westwood tartan, white on white, soft cotton towels, and a ceiling light, which casts shadows down onto a free-standing bathtub. The media room features specially designed beige and olive green enlarged dogtooth print fabric furnishings and a timber-lined ceiling, while central to the space is a large, wall-mounted TV screen alongside another of Westwood's wall hangings. This room includes a sofa adorned with a selection of Westwood's iconic scatter cushions. The dining room, able to seat 10 people, features a unique collection of stunning cotton and silk scarves from over the last 30 years, which were hand-picked exclusively from the designer's archives, are framed and displayed throughout the room. Guests can take an in-suite elevator or private staircase to access the penthouse's magnificent 5,000 square foot rooftop terrace, which includes large daybeds and sofas. These are upholstered with custom white and deep blue squiggle print exclusive fabrics, grouped around a fire pit, with high bar tables below umbrellas, and specially made Westwood unisex squiggle print towels in mink and blue, to complement the exterior furnishings.

The Vivienne Westwood suite will debut at The London West Hollywood . Opening in May, the 11,000 square foot suite is dubbed the largest in LA . The English designer's cushions, tapestries and scarves are on display . Guests can have an exclusive hour of shopping at Westwood's store .

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Asian-American rock band The . Slants, who say they chose their name as a way to reclaim a term . usually considered a racial slur, cannot trademark the name . because it is disparaging, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal . Circuit rejected the band's argument that the government's . refusal to grant a trademark violated its free speech rights. The ruling could have implications for the high-profile . fight over whether the National Football League's Washington . Redskins should lose its trademarks. The Slants, who say they chose their name as a way to reclaim a term usually considered a racial slur, cannot trademark the name because it is disparaging, a U.S. appeals court has ruled . The Portland, Oregon-based band, which plays a kind of . grunge music it calls Chinatown Dance Rock, applied for . trademarks in 2010 and 2011, and was rejected both times on the . grounds the name disparaged Asians. The band appealed. Its lawyer, Ronald Coleman, argued that . the name was a healthy reappropriation of a term usually . considered a slur, much like the lesbian motorcycle club Dykes . on Bikes, which did get a trademark. The band argued that in acting as a 'referee of political . correctness,' the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office violated the . First Amendment. The three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit said there was . evidence the term is offensive to people of Asian descent. It . said that there was no free speech violation since a refusal to . federally register a trademark does not prevent the applicant . from still using it. The Portland, Oregon-based band, which plays a kind ofgrunge music it calls Chinatown Dance Rock, applied fortrademarks in 2010 and 2011, and was rejected both times on thegrounds the name disparaged Asians . Despite upholding the rejection of The Slants trademark, . U.S. Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore said in a separate, . non-binding opinion that it might be time to revisit the federal . trademark law's disparagement provisions, which she said . probably would not hold up under current free speech laws. The . U.S. Supreme Court has said that even though some speech may be . offensive, that 'does not justify its suppression,' she said. The case has parallels to the Washington Redskins' lawsuit . against five Native Americans who successfully convinced the PTO . in June to cancel the NFL team's trademarks because that name . disparages Native Americans. The team is appealing the . cancellation, saying the disparagement provision violates the . First Amendment. Coleman called Monday's opinion 'unnecessarily politicized' and said the band would likely seek review of the decision by . the full Federal Circuit court. The USPTO declined to comment. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the FederalCircuit rejected the band's argument that the government's refusal to grant a trademark violated its free speech rights .

The U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected the band's argument that the government's refusal to grant a trademark violated free speech rights . The band say they chose their name as a way to reclaim the disparaging term . Ruling could have implications for whether the National Football League's Washington Redskins should lose its trademarks .

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(CNN)You can call him... Joker. We've seen a few teases so far, but on Friday night, director David Ayer gave us the first full look at Jared Leto as the Joker. The Clown Prince of Crime will appear in 2016's "Suicide Squad," the first movie featuring the best-known comic book villain, where (as far as we know anyway), there is no Batman present. The Oscar winner cut his hair and shaved his face for the role, and appears to have embraced it fully. He will be the first actor to play the character on the big screen since the late Heath Ledger. "Suicide Squad" also stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie and a large cast of villains and anti-heroes. (Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Entertainment -- makers of "Suicide Squad" -- are owned by Time Warner, as is CNN.) The movie hits theaters August 5, 2016.

Jared Leto unveiled as the Joker for the first time on Twitter . Leto stars in 2016's "Suicide Squad"

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A white German Shepard puppy named Lt.Dan from South Carolina born without his paw now has a new friend who understands his unique struggle. On Monday the nine-week-old puppy was given to three-year-old Sapphyre Johnson who is missing both of her feet. 'He's just like me!,' the toddler exclaimed with joy the first time she ever saw a photo of Lt. Dan. The dog's original owner Karen Riddle said that Lt. Dan, who was born with eight other puppies in a litter - and could have been euthanized. Missing their feet: Of the nine pups in the litter, Lt. Dan, named for the character in Forest Gump who lost his legs, was the only one missing a paw and Sapphyre Johnson had to have her feet amputated . On Monday, the nine-week-old puppy Lt. Dan without a paw found a new home with Sapphyre Johnson, a toddler who lost both of her feet . Just like me!: Sapphyre and Lt. Dan made fast friends on Monday and the two will grow up together at Sapphyre's family's home in Tennesee . Greenville Online reports that the puppy was named after a character in the film Forest Gump who lost both of his legs. Fellow breeders suggested to Riddle when Lt. Dan was born that he should be put down because he might be too sick to live. But Riddle didn't buy it. When the hound grew a little, Riddle was determined to find a home for him with someone with special needs. Because her father was a Shriner she called Shriners Hospital to see if there was a special needs child or wounded veteran who might want a pet in their home. Sapphyre, who is from Tennessee, has been in the hospital ever since she was just three-months-old. 'When I was seven months pregnant, they did an ultra sound and told us she may be missing some fingers and toes,' said Sapphyre’s mother, Ashley Johnson. 'They don't know what caused it,' she said. Different: Lt.Dan was the only one out of nine puppies who was born without a paw and fellow breeders suggested to his original owner that he be put down . Brilliant Idea: Rather than kill Lt. Dan because he was different, his original owner Karen Riddle suggested that he be placed in a home with a wounded veteran or special needs child . Playing and learning: 'In the future, I could see Sapphyre at her first show-and-tell in school and she could bring in her dog and explain about her dog and herself,' said an employee at Shriners Hospital . Shriners gives prosthetics and orthopedic services to children under 18 no matter what their family's income is. 'She had just two really long toes on each foot. And when she was 1, we had them amputated so she could be fitted for prosthetics,' said Sapphyre's mother. Shriners even suggested prosthetic leg could be made for Lt.Dan when he grows large enough. When Sapphyre saw a picture of her new puppy she knew that she had to have him and she felt an instant connection. 'The first time I showed her a picture of the dog, she looked at it for a moment, and she said, "That's my puppy. He's just like me," ' said Elaine Hardin who works at Shriners. Best friends: Sapphyre and Lt. Dan only just met but from the looks of it they are already best friends . 'He's a special dog and he's going to a special child.' Hardin told Greenville Online that the dog will help Sapphyre make friends and will also help her to explain her disability to other kids. 'In the future, I could see Sapphyre at her first show-and-tell in school and she could bring in her dog and explain about her dog and herself,' Hardin said. 'Everybody loves dogs and they'll want to know about her dog that's special like her.' On Monday Saphyyre was so happy to have her new puppy. 'Lt. Dan, Lt. Dan,' she called out to her new furry friend. The puppy felt so at home with his new owners that it fell asleep in the car as Sapphyre made her way home to Tennessee with her family. Right at home: The puppy felt so at home with his new owners that it fell asleep in the car as Sapphyre made her way home to Tennessee with her family.

On Monday a nine-week-old puppy named Lt. Dan was given to three-year-old Sapphyre Johnson who is missing both of her feet . 'He's just like me!' Sapphyre exclaimed with joy the first time she ever saw a photo of Lt. Dan . 'He's a special dog and he's going to a special child,' said an employee at Shriner's Hospital .

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